veils

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veils 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.

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head covering caul humeral veil embryonic membrane fetal membrane burkas conceals headscarves obscures sails sheets yards burqa niqab burka hijab

Rhymes

entails travails details gales wails tails tales nails trails sails

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