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Definitions for Veil

[1] a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
[2] a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders on each side of the face, forming a part of the headdress of a nun.
[3] the life of a nun, especially a cloistered life.
[4] something that covers, separates, screens, or conceals: a veil of smoke; the veil of death.
[5] a mask, disguise, or pretense: to find fault under a veil of humor.
[6] Botany , Anatomy , Zoology . a velum.
[7] Mycology . a membrane that covers the immature mushroom of many fungi and breaks apart as the mushroom expands, leaving distinctive remnants on the cap, stalk, or stalk base.
[8] Scot. and North England . a caul.
[9] to cover or conceal with or as with a veil: She veiled her face in black. A heavy fog veiled the shoreline.
[10] to hide the real nature of; mask; disguise: to veil one's intentions.
[11] to don or wear a veil: In certain Islamic countries women must veil.
[12] take the veil , to become a nun.
[13] 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
[14] part of a nun's headdress falling round the face onto the shoulders
[15] something that covers, conceals, or separates; mask a veil of reticence
[16] the veil the life of a nun in a religious order and the obligations entailed by it
[17] take the veil to become a nun
[18] Also called: velum botany a membranous structure, esp the thin layer of cells connecting the edge of a young mushroom cap with the stipe
[19] anatomy another word for caul
[20] See humeral veil
[21] (tr) to cover, conceal, or separate with or as if with a veil
[22] (intr) to wear or put on a veil
[23] Simone (Annie ) (simɔn). born 1927, French stateswoman; president of the European Parliament (1979–82): a survivor of Nazi concentration camps

Words related to Veil

shroud, mask, cloak, curtain, enclose, enfold, blind, guise, coloring, screen, cover, facade, shade, front, film, mantilla, shield, mantle, whitewash

Words nearby Veil

vehemence, vehement, vehicle, vehicular, veii, veil, veiled, veiling, veilleuse, veillonella, veiltail goldfish

Origin of Veil

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English veile < Anglo-French < Latin vēla, neuter plural (taken in VL as feminine singular) of vēlum covering; (v.) Middle English veilen < Anglo-French veiler, derivative of veile

Words that may be confused with Veil

vale, veil

Other words from Veil

veil·less , adjective
veil·like , adjective

Word origin for Veil

C13: from Norman French veile, from Latin vēla sails, pl of vēlum a covering

Synonyms for Veil

cloak, curtain, mask, shroud, blind, coloring, cover, facade, film, front, guise, mantilla, screen, shade, veiling, false front