a.; also 6 archane. [ad. L. arcānus, f. arcē-re to shut up, arca chest; cf. F. arcane.] Hidden, concealed, secret.
1547. Boorde, Brev. Health, Pref. 2. The eximiouse and Archane science of physicke.
1595. Locrine, V. iv. 187. Have I bewrayed thy arcane secrecy?
1678. Cudworth, Intell. Syst., Pref. To Reveal the Arcane Mysteries of Atheism.
1876. E. Gosse, in Academy, 9 Dec., 557. Walking in the arcane world of wonder.
