Definition of veil

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Veil (n.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil..

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Veiling :: Veiling (n.) A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils..
Nun :: Nun (n.) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.
Headdress :: Headdress (n.) A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc..
Tissue :: Tissue (n.) A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures..
Levet :: Levet (n.) A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.
Veil :: Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
Unveiler :: Unveiler (n.) One who removes a veil.
Domino :: Domino (n.) A mourning veil formerly worn by women.
Veil :: Veil (n.) A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
Barege :: Barege (n.) A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted..
Survened :: Surveillant (a.) Overseeing; watchful.
Reveille :: Reveille (n.) The beat of drum, or bugle blast, about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging..
Calyptra :: Calyptra (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body..
Veil :: Veil (n.) Same as Velum, 3..
Veilless :: Veilless (a.) Having no veil.
Velate :: Velate (a.) Having a veil; veiled.
Beteela :: Beteela (n.) An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc..
Veiled :: Veiled (a.) Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden..
Disenshrouded :: Disenshrouded (a.) Freed from a shroudlike covering; unveiled.
Surveillants :: Surveillance (n.) Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
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