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withdrawn from sight or observation.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, n. [AS. hd, earlier hged; prob. orig., land enough to support a
family; cf. AS. hwan, hgan, 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. hd; akin to D. huid, OHG. ht, G. haut,
Icel. h, 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.