occult (okult)

t. [= F. occulter = Sp. ocul tar = Pg. occultar = It. occult are, I undertake to show that a false definition of life, namely that life is function, has contributed to occult the soul. Westminster Rev., CXXVIII. 747. Occulting eyepiece, an eyepiece provided with an attachment by which an object or objects not under examination may be hidden from view when desired: it has been used in photometric work.