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.
(figurative) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
(biology) The calyptra of mosses.
(zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
(mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
(mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
(figuratively, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.
"I have heard most furious bigots talking through the veil." "So have I, for that matter," said Malone, "and in this very room."
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.
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