Meaning & Definition of Veil in English
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Veil
/vel/
noun
1. A garment that covers the head and face
synonym:
- head covering,
- veil
2. A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
synonym:
- veil,
- velum
3. The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
synonym:
- caul,
- veil,
- embryonic membrane
4. A vestment worn by a priest at high mass in the roman catholic church
- A silk shawl
synonym:
- humeral veil,
- veil
verb
1. To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
- "Women in afghanistan veil their faces"
synonym:
- veil
2. Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- "A hidden message"
- "A veiled threat"
synonym:
- obscure,
- blot out,
- obliterate,
- veil,
- hide
Examples of using
It was night, and a veil of darkness covered the streets.
This bride is covering her face with a veil.