Meaning of 'veil'

Find the meaning of the word ‘veil’

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Meaning of ‘veil’

6 definitions found.

veil

noun

a garment that covers the head and face

Synonyms: head covering

noun

a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church

Synonyms: humeral veil

noun

the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

Synonyms: caul embryonic membrane

noun

a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

verb

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Synonyms: hide

verb

to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

Example: "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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