veil
veil /ˈveɪl/
noun
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(
)
A garment that covers the head and face
(
head covering
, veil
)
a garment that covers the head and face
The bride wore a long veil that trailed behind her
The bride wore a long veil that trailed behind her
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A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
(
humeral veil
, veil
)
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
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The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
(
caul
, embryonic membrane
, veil
)
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
(
veil
, velum
)
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
verb
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(
)
To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
(
veil
)
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
Women in Afghanistan veil their faces
women in Afghanistan veil their faces
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Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
(
hide
, obscure
, blot out
, obliterate
, veil
)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
A hidden message
a hidden message
A veiled threat
a veiled threat