veiled

1. 1
   adjectivefiguratively

   Partly hidden, and not said or shown openly.

   His note to the neighbors had a veiled threat in it.

   She made a veiled joke about how late I was.

   Similardisguised, hidden, implicit, indirect

   Oppositeopen, explicit, direct

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2. 2
   adjective

   Wearing a veil, or covered with one.

   The veiled bride walked slowly down the aisle.

   The statue stood veiled in white cloth until the party began.

   Similarcovered, shrouded

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of veil. Use it for something done earlier, or after 'has', 'have' or 'was'.

   Thick fog veiled the bridge all morning.

   She veiled her face before she went into the temple.

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