α. 1500s conceler, 1500s– concealer; also Scottish pre-1700 conceilar, pre-1700 conceillar, pre-1700 concelar, pre-1700 conselar.
β. 1500s concelour, 1500s–1600s concealour, 1500s–1600s 1800s concealor.
单词 | concealer |
释义 | concealern.α. 1500s conceler, 1500s– concealer; also Scottish pre-1700 conceilar, pre-1700 conceillar, pre-1700 concelar, pre-1700 conselar. β. 1500s concelour, 1500s–1600s concealour, 1500s–1600s 1800s concealor. 1. A person who or thing which conceals. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > one who disguises concealerc1430 disguiser1586 incognito1638 masquerader1676 c1430 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 342/1 Thai that ar other arte or parte of..thifte or slauchter, resettouris and conselaris tharof. 1492 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1492/2/8 The stelaris, [and] concelaris of the said gold. 1549 Proclam. Edward VI 29 Feb. in All Proclam. sette Furthe (1551) f. xxxviiv Suche persones, who..should moste especially haue seen the same redressed and amended, hath rather been concealors or mainteiners of suche Piracies. 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 52 As I will be a friendly counseller, so I will be a faithfull concealer. 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 681 Rewards to them that would tell him of them, and punishments to the concealers. 1687 London Gaz. No. 2300/1 The Detainers, Imbezlers, or Concealers of the said Books. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 46 Abundance thro over care have perished under ground, the concealer not having..proper materials for preserving them. 1774 St. James's Chron. 18 Aug. A Set of Tools for Housebreaking..carried to the Publick-Office, Bow Street, to prevent their being used for bad Purposes by the Concealers of them. 1820 Q. Rev. May 82 Abettors, concealers, and receivers of their spoils. 1871 Numismatic Chron. New Ser. 11 232 The concealer of such a treasure might have been expected to show care. 1916 Photoplay Apr. 105/1 A concealer of charms beneath a neat but shapeless gown. 2006 J. Lasdun Seven Lies (2007) 92 The Baltic waves seemed to relax from their solemn and exclusive duty as concealers of Soviet submarines. 2. Law. A person who procures a grant of ancient or alleged Crown rights in order to repossess concealed land (concealed land n. at concealed adj. Compounds). Cf. concealment n. 2. Now historical.The term appears to derive from a 16th-cent. act (see quots. 15971 and 15972), where it was not used in a technical sense, but simply denoted persons who concealed information to the injury of others. By the 17th cent. the term was associated with concealed land. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > other types of defrauder or swindler leger1591 concealer1597 break-bulk1622 bug hunter1725 land-shark1769 Morocco man1796 land-cook1807 nob-pitcher1819 bubble-man1862 scuttler1869 lumberer1897 prop man1966 1597 Act 39 Eliz. I c. 22 in Statutes of Realm (1811) IV. 537 They the said Concealors have conveyed the said Premises, or some Part thereof unto others not ignorant of the said Fraud and ill Practice, who have by Colour of the said pretended Title, attempted to trouble the Possession of divers the Tenants and Farmors of the said Bishoprick. 1597 Act 39 Eliz. I c. 22 in Statutes of Realm (1811) IV. 538 Neither yet her Mayesty took any Knowledge of any such pretended Title, neither meant to pass any such to the said Concealors. a1634 E. Coke 3rd Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. (1644) lxxxvii. 188 Against Concealours (turbidum Hominum genus) and all Pretences of Concealements whatsoever... Certain indigne and indigent persons prying into many ancient titles of the Crown..have passed surreptitiously in Letters Patents..the Mannors, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments of long time enjoyed by the Subjects of this Realm. a1679 T. Hobbes Dialogue Common-laws Eng. 56 in Art of Rhetoric (1681) The number of Concealers, are indeed a number of Couseners, which the Law may easily correct. 1714 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. II. vii. 659/2 The Concealers procur'd Patents or Conveyances of such pretended concealed Estates. 1853 Gentleman's Mag. July 57/2 These lands..are not sufficient to justify the idea that persons who stood in the relation or character of the ancient concealor existed after the reign of King James the First. 1979 S. D. White Sir E. Coke & Grievances Commonw. i. iii. 74 Observing that concealers should be condemned along with alchemists, monopolists, promoters, depopulators, and projectors. 3. A cosmetic, typically in the form of a solid paste or liquid and having a colour that matches a person's skin, used to cover blemishes on the face and dark circles around the eyes. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > other specific preparations citrinade?a1439 tetanothrum1519 pencilry1620 petre1672 food1893 skin lightener1923 concealer1942 panstick1948 mattifier1996 1942 N.Y. Times 17 July 10/1 List II. includes..powder, cream, paste and liquid (including blemish concealer). 1976 Alton (Illinois) Tel. 4 June a10/3 Concealer may be worn under makeup or on its own. 1990 Catch Feb. 12/2 Dot concealer under your eyes to hide any dark circles. 2009 D. Mills Breach of Trust xxiv. 169 Leaning into a magnifying mirror, she applied concealer under her sleep-deprived eyes. DerivativesΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Receleresse, a concealeresse; also a woman that priuily receiueth stolne goods. 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