Definition of "veil"
noun:
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Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face.
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A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
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The calyptra of mosses.
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A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
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A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul; a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil; a Moslem veil.
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Same as velum, 4.
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A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
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verb:
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To don, or garb with, a veil.
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To conceal as with a veil.
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