Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
hide-all. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
hide-all, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
hide-all in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
hide-all you have here. The definition of the word
hide-all will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
hide-all, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From hide + -all.
Noun
hide-all
- Something that conceals.
1845, Terence MacMahon Hughes, Revelations of Spain in 1845, page 326:The soldier is not unfrequently destitute of portions of his uniform, or his regimental coat and continuations are in such hopeless rags, that even in the sultry summer the slate-coloured great-coat is worn as a hide-all and slut-cover, like the begrimed blanket of a Mexican lépero. Clumsy gaiters, ill-buttoned and discoloured, descend over shoes which, in one case out of three, are broken in pieces, disclosing to view the naked toes of the men—such in Spain are the glories of the vida military!
1846, Samuel Carter Hall, Ann Kent Hall, “Kildare”, in Ireland: Its Scenery, Character &c., volume 2, footnote, page 272:A female in the lower ranks of life cares but little for the other portions of her dress if she has "a good cloak;" and certainly her ordinary appearance would be more thought of, if the huge "cover-slut" were not always at hand to hide dilapidations in her other garments. "Oh, then, I'm not fit to be seen; hadn't I better tidy myself a bit?—but asy! sure when I throw on my cloak no one will know what I am," is a too frequent observation; and away they go, shrouded from head to foot in this woollen hide-all.
Adjective
hide-all
- Concealing; disguising; obscuring.
1847, Joseph Cottle, “Mr. Coleridge's inaugural sermon at Bath”, in Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey, page 94:Mr. C. wore his blue coat and white waistcoat; but what was Mr. Jardine's surprise, when he found that his young probationer peremptorily refused to wear the hide-all sable gown! Expostulation was unavailing, and the minister ascended to the pulpit in his coloured clothes!
1999, John Cornwell, “Absolute Power”, in Hitler's Pope, →ISBN, page 348:Nuns were still dressed, head to foot, in a hide-all habit; as well as providing the Church with teachers and nurses, large numbers of them performed menial tasks as cleaners and laundrywomen, frequently in the service of priests.
Anagrams