veil
/vˈeɪl/
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Definitions
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"; "a veiled threat"