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veil
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.
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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)
“a nun's veil”
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.
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To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.
“The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.”
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a nun's veil
The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.