veil

Pluralveils

Formsveils, veiling, veiled

1. 1
   cloth coveringnouncountable

   A piece of thin cloth that covers the face or hides something from view.

   The bride lifted her veil and smiled.

   A dark veil hung in front of the old painting until the museum opened.

   Similarshroud, covering

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To hide something, as if behind a thin cloth.

   Thick clouds veil the top of the mountain most mornings.

   Fog veiled the bridge, so we could not see the other side.

   Similarhide, conceal, mask, obscure, shroud

   Oppositereveal, expose, uncover

3. 3
   hazenounfigurativelycountable

   Something like smoke or mist that makes it hard to see clearly.

   A veil of mist covered the lake in the early morning.

   We drove slowly through a thin veil of rain.

   Similarpall, curtain, blanket, shroud, haze

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4. 4
   cover-upnouncountable

   Something that hides the truth, like a mask or a false way of acting.

   The company did its work behind a veil of secrecy.

   His kind words were just a veil for his anger.

   Similarmask, facade, cloak, guise, cover

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To put a veil on someone or something.

   The bridesmaids veil the bride just before she walks down the aisle.

   They veiled the statue in white silk for the festival.

6. 6
   spirit worldnounfigurativelycountable

   The line some people believe separates living people from the world of spirits.

   The fortune teller claimed she could speak with people beyond the veil.

   Some people say the veil is thinnest on Halloween night.

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7. 7
   nouncountable

   A cloth or cover over a person or thing, often over the head.

   The nun pinned her veil in place before morning prayers.

   The priest lifted the veil from the chalice.

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8. 8
   mushroom covernouncountable

   A thin skin that covers a mushroom or is attached to it.

   The young mushroom was wrapped in a white veil.

   Bits of the veil stuck to the top of the mushroom.

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   nouncountable

   A thin skin that joins the edge of a mushroom's top to its stem.

   When the mushroom opened, the veil broke and left a ring on the stem.

   Under the cap, a thin veil still joined the edge to the stem.

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    moss capnouncountable

    A thin cap that covers the part of a moss where its tiny spores grow.

    Under the magnifying glass, we saw a tiny veil on top of each moss stalk.

    The veils fall off when the moss capsules are nearly ripe.

    Similarcalyptra

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    jellyfish edgenouncountable

    A thin ring of skin around the edge of a jellyfish's body.

    The little jellyfish pushed water out past its veil to swim.

    Under the microscope you can see the clear veil around the edge of this jellyfish.

    Similarvelum

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