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Veil

veɪl

Veil definitions

noun

Inflections:

veil veils

a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face

"a white bridal veil"

Synonyms:
face covering veiling
- a piece of fabric forming part of a nun's headdress, resting on the head and shoulders
- (in Jewish antiquity) the piece of precious cloth separating the sanctuary from the body of the Temple or the Tabernacle
a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise

"a veil of mist and snow lay over the landscape"

Synonyms:
covering cover screen shield curtain layer film mantle cloak mask blanket shroud canopy cloud blur haze mist pall
a membrane that is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development, either (universal veil) enclosing the whole fruiting body or (partial veil) joining the edges of the cap to the stalk

verb

Inflections:

veil veiled veiling veils