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Oc*crus"tate (?), v. t. [See Ob-
, and Crustated.] To incrust; to harden. [Obs.]
Dr. H. More.

Oc*cult" (?), a. [L. occultus,
p. p. of occulere to cover up, hide; ob (see Ob-
) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf. F. occulte.]
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;
concealed; unknown.

It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible
in its advances as to escape observation.

Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as
a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear
in the finished plan. -- Occult qualities,
those qualities whose effects only were observed, but the nature
and relations of whose productive agencies were undetermined; -- so
called by the schoolmen. -- Occult sciences,
those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed
action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as
alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.

Oc*cult", v.


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