English dictionary
veil
nounPronunciation
/veɪl/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
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.
- A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
- Velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
- A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
- An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
verb
- To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
- To conceal as with a veil.
Example sentences
a nun's veil
The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.