n. [ See Delitescent. ]
The delitescence of mental activities. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Concealment; seclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
The mental organization of the novelist must be characterized, to speak craniologically, by an extraordinary development of the passion for delitescency. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. delitescens, -entis, p. pr. of delitescere to lie hid. ] Lying hid; concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]