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veil
noun
verb
A garment that covers the head and face
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veɪl
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noun
A garment that covers the head and face
noun
A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
noun
The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
noun
A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
verb
To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
“Women in Afghanistan veil their faces”
verb
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
“A hidden message”
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Women in Afghanistan veil their faces
A hidden message
A veiled threat
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