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The definition of veil

10 Definitions of: veil

    1. noun, a piece of more or less transparent material, usually attached to a hat or headdress, used to conceal or protect a woman's face and head
    2. noun, part of a nun's headdress falling round the face onto the shoulders
    3. noun, something that covers, conceals, or separates; mask
    4. noun, the veil the life of a nun in a religious order and the obligations entailed by it
    5. noun, take the veil to become a nun
    6. noun, Also called: velum botany a membranous structure, esp the thin layer of cells connecting the edge of a young mushroom cap with the stipe
    7. noun, anatomy. another word for caul
    8. noun, See humeral veil
    9. verb, to cover, conceal, or separate with or as if with a veil
    10. verb, to wear or put on a veil
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Synonyms: mantle, blind, mask, cover, shroud, film, shade, curtain, cloak, screen And more...
Antonyms: reveal
 

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