veil
/vˈeɪl/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- a garment that covers the head and face
- a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- 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” - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
“a hidden message”
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