English dictionary
veil
/v/eI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a garment that covers the head and face
Synonyms head coveringSource: WordNet 3.0
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a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
Synonyms velumSource: WordNet 3.0
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the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Synonyms humeral veilSource: WordNet 3.0
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Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face.
Source: webster1913
verb
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to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
ExamplesWomen in Afghanistan veil their faces.
Antonyms unveilSource: WordNet 3.0
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make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
ExamplesA veiled threat.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
Source: webster1913