veil
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/veɪl/
English
Definitions
noun
- Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
- The calyptra of mosses.
- A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
verb
- To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
- To conceal as with a veil.“The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.”
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Synonyms
head coveringcaulhumeral veilembryonic membranefetal membranedraperobescarfblanketshroudcloaksheetmantlelidvoileheadscarf