Hide, n. [AS. hīd, earlier
hīged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf.
AS. hīwan, hīgan, members of a household,
and E. hind a peasant.] (O. Eng. Law.)
(a) An abode or dwelling.
(b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book
and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well
ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120
acres. [Written also hyde.]
Hide, n. [OE. hide, hude,
AS. hȳd; akin to D. huid, OHG. hūt,
G. haut, Icel. hūð, Dan. & Sw. hud, L.
cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos
skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. √13.]
1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed;
-- generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic
animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
2. The human skin; -- so called in
contempt.
O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's
hide!
Shak.Hide (hīd), v. t.
[imp. Hid (hĭd); p.
p. Hidden (hĭd"d'n), Hid; p.
pr. & vb. n. Hiding (hīd"ĭng).] [OE.
hiden, huden, AS. hȳdan; akin to Gr.
key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and
perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf.
Hoard.] 1. To conceal, or withdraw from
sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
A city that is set on an hill can not be
hid.
Matt. v. 15.
If circumstances lead me, I will find
Where truth is hid.
Shak.
2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep
secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
Heaven from all creatures hides the book of
fate.
Pope.
3. To remove from danger; to
shelter.
In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his
pavilion.
Ps. xxvi. 5.
To hide one's self, to put one's self in a
condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man
foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." Prov. xxii. 3.
-- To hide the face, to withdraw favor.
"Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." Ps. xxx.
7. -- To hide the face from.
(a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy
face from my sins." Ps. li. 9. (b) To
withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.
Syn. -- To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen;
cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal.
Hide, v. i. To lie concealed; to
keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or
observation.
Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you
hide.
Pope.
Hide and seek, a play of children, in which
some hide themselves, and others seek them. Swift.
Hide (hīd), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Hided; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hiding.] To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U.
S.]