veil

veil

a piece of netting worn by women for concealment; something that covers or screens: a veil of smoke

Not to be confused with:

vale – a valley; the world, or mortal or earthly life: this vale of tears

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veil

 (vāl)

n.

1.

a. A length of cloth worn over the head, shoulders, and often the face, especially by women.

b. A length of netting attached to a woman's hat or hair worn for decoration or to protect the head and face.

c. A length of protective netting worn over the face by beekeepers.

2.

a. The part of a nun's headdress that frames the face and falls over the shoulders.

b. The life or vows of a nun: assumed the veil.

3. Any of various cloth head coverings worn by Muslim women.

4.

a. A piece of light fabric hung to separate or conceal what is behind it; a curtain.

b. Something that conceals, separates, or screens like a curtain: a veil of secrecy.

5. Biology A membranous covering or part, as that on the developing fruiting body of certain mushrooms; a velum.

v. veiled, veil·ing, veils

v.tr.

1. To cover with or as if with a veil: Dense fog veiled the bridge.

2. To conceal or disguise: a smile that veiled his anger.

v.intr.

To wear a veil.

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[Middle English, from Old North French, from Latin vēla, pl. of vēlum, a covering.]

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veil

(veɪl)

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of more or less transparent material, usually attached to a hat or headdress, used to conceal or protect a woman's face and head

2. (Clothing & Fashion) part of a nun's headdress falling round the face onto the shoulders

3. something that covers, conceals, or separates; mask: a veil of reticence.

4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the veil the life of a nun in a religious order and the obligations entailed by it

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) take the veil to become a nun

6. (Botany) botany Also called: velum a membranous structure, esp the thin layer of cells connecting the edge of a young mushroom cap with the stipe

7. (Anatomy) anatomy another word for caul

8. (Roman Catholic Church) See humeral veil

vb

9. (tr) to cover, conceal, or separate with or as if with a veil

10. (Clothing & Fashion) (intr) to wear or put on a veil

[C13: from Norman French veile, from Latin vēla sails, pl of vēlum a covering]

ˈveiler n

ˈveilless adj

ˈveil-ˌlike adj

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Veil

(French vaɪl)

n

(Biography) Simone (Annie) (simɔn). born 1927, French stateswoman; president of the European Parliament (1979–82): a survivor of Nazi concentration camps

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veil

(veɪl)

n.

1. a piece of opaque, transparent, or mesh material worn over the face for concealment or protection or to enhance the appearance.

2. a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders on each side of the face, forming a part of a headdress, as of a nun or a bride.

3. something that covers, separates, screens, or conceals.

4. velum (def. 1).

5. a membrane that covers many immature mushrooms and leaves distinctive remnants after the growing mushroom breaks it apart.

6. a caul.

v.t.

7. to cover or conceal with or as if with a veil.

v.i.

8. to don or wear a veil.

Idioms:

take the veil, to become a nun.

[1175–1225; Middle English veile < Latin vēla, neuter pl. of vēlum covering]

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veil

Past participle: veiled
Gerund: veiling

Imperative

veil

veil

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	veil - a garment that covers the head and face head covering chadar, chaddar, chador, chuddar - a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women face veil - a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" yashmac, yashmak - the face veil worn by Muslim women
	2.	veil - a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms velum plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus universal veil - membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap partial veil - membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap
	3.	veil - the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) embryonic membrane, caul fetal membrane - any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
	4.	veil - a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl humeral veil vestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
Verb	1.	veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" unveil - remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"
	2.	veil - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" blot out, obliterate, hide, obscure alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story"

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veil

noun

1. mask, cover, shroud, film, shade, curtain, cloak She swathed her face in a veil of decorative muslin.

2. screen, mask, disguise, blind the chilling facts behind this veil of secrecy

3. film, cover, curtain, cloak, shroud He recognized the coast of England through the veil of mist.

verb

1. cover, screen, hide, mask, shield, disguise, conceal, obscure, dim, cloak, mantle Her hair swept across her face, as if to veil it.
cover reveal, display, expose, disclose, unveil, uncover, divulge, lay bare

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veil

noun

A deceptive outward appearance:

cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veneer, window-dressing.

Slang: put-on.

verb

1. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:

cloak, clothe, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, wrap.

2. To prevent (something) from being known:

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, hush (up), mask, shroud.

Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.

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Translations

حِجابخِمَاريُغَطّي بِحِجاب، يَحْجِب، يَسْتُر

závojzahalit závojem

slørtilsløre

SchleierverschleiernNebel

πέπλο

velocubrir con un velovelar

huntu

voilevoiler

veo

fátyolfátyolozlefátyoloz

blæjahylja blæju

velovelarevelate minaccevelettaprendere il velo

ベール

베일

pridengti skraistepridengti vualiuprisidengęs skraisteprisidengęs vualiuužmaskuotas

aizplīvurotaizsegsaizsegtplīvursšķidrauts

sluier

slør

welon

véu

вуаль

zahaliť závojom

pajčolantančica

slöja

ผ้าคลุมหน้า

peçetülduvakörtmek

mạng che mặt

面纱蒙上面纱

veil

[veɪl]

A. N (lit, fig) → velo m
a veil of secrecy surrounded the project → un halo de misterio rodeaba el proyecto
under a veil of secrecy → en el mayor secreto
to draw a veil over sth (fig) → correr un (tupido) velo sobre algo
to take the veil (Rel) → tomar el hábito, meterse monja

B. VT (lit) → cubrir con un velo (fig) (= disguise) [+ truth, facts] → velar, encubrir; [+ dislike, hatred] → disimular
eyes veiled by tears → ojos mpl empañados por lágrimas
the town was veiled in mist → la ciudad estaba cubierta por un velo de niebla

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veil

[ˈveɪl]

n

[bride] → voile m; (on hat) → voile m

(Muslim) → voile m
to wear the veil → porter le voile

(fig) [silence, mystery, anonymity] → voile m
under a veil of secrecy → dans le plus grand secret

(= haze) [mist, dust, smoke] → voile m

vt [+ face] → voiler

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veil

n → Schleier m; to take the veil → den Schleier nehmen, ins Kloster gehen; the valley lay in a veil of mist → über dem Tal lag ein Nebelschleier; to draw or throw a veil over something → den Schleier des Vergessens über etw (acc) → breiten; under a veil of secrecy → unter dem Mantel der Verschwiegenheit; the veil of secrecy over all their activities → der Schleier des Geheimnisses, der all ihre Aktivitäten umgibt

vt

(lit) person → verschleiern; statue, painting → verhüllen

(fig) facts, truth → verschleiern; feelings → verbergen; the clouds veiled the moon → die Wolken verhüllten or verdeckten den Mond; the town was veiled by mist → die Stadt lag in Nebel gehüllt

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veil

[veɪl]

1. n → velo
to take the veil (Rel) → prendere il velo
under a veil of secrecy → protetto/a da una cortina di segretezza

2. vt → velare, coprire con un velo
the town was veiled in mist → la città era avvolta dalla nebbia

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veil

(veil) noun

a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it. Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy. sluier حِجاب воал véu závoj der Schleier slør πέπλοvelo loor روبنده huntu voileהינומה, רעלה घूंघट veo fátyol cadar (andlits)blæja velo ベール 베일, (특히 여자의) 면사포, 덮개, 씌우개, 가리개, 칸막이, 포장, 휘장, 장막 vualis, šydas, skraistė plīvurs; šķidrauts; aizsegs vel; tudung; purdah; selubung sluierslør woal, kwef, zasłona پرده ( حجاب )، پلو، مخ پټونى، بوكره، چادري: پټونى: پوښ، څيره ( تير ايستونكى véu văl, voal вуаль; пелена; покров závoj tančica veo slöja, flor ผ้าคลุมหน้า หรือศีรษะ peçe, tül, duvak 面紗 покривало; вуаль پردہ، نقاب mạng che mặt; khăn trùm đầu 面纱

verb

to cover with a veil. versluier يُغَطّي بِحِجاب، يَحْجِب، يَسْتُر забулвам cobrir com véu zahalit závojem verschleiern tilsløre καλύπτω με πέπλο velar, cubrir con un velo looritama روبنده زدن hunnuttaa voiler לְכַסוֹת בְּהִינוּמָה/רְעָלָה घूंघट करना prekriti velom (le)fátyoloz memakai cadar hylja blæju velare, ベールでおおう 베일로 가리다 pridengti vualiu/skraiste aizplīvurot; aizsegt memakai purdah versluierentilslørezasłonić, zawoalować پټول، پوښل، په پټونى پټول: څيره اچول cobrir com véu a învălui вуалировать zahaliť závojom zastreti prekriti velom beslöja คลุมหน้า หรือศีรษะด้วยผ้า örtmek 蒙上面紗 закривати покривалом نقاب لگانا che mạng; trùm đầu 蒙上面纱

veiled adjective

1. wearing, or covered by, a veil. a veiled lady; The bride was veiled. versluier مُحَجَّب забулен velado zahalený závojem verschleiert tilsløret καλυμμένος με πέπλο velado, cubierto por un velo looritatud روبند زده hunnutettu voilé מְצוּעַף छिपा हुआ prekriven velom elfátyolozott bercadar sem er hulinn blæju velato ベールをした 베일로 가려진 prisidengęs vualiu/skraiste aizplīvurots memakai vel gesluierd, versluierd (som går) med slør zawoalowany, zamaskowany اغوستى velado aco­­perit cu un văl/cu un voal закрытый вуалью zahalený závojom zakrit sa velom som bär slöja (flor) ซึ่งมีผ้าคลุมหน้า peçeli, duvaklı 蒙上面紗的 закритий вуаллю پردہ دار che mạng; trùm đầu 蒙着面纱的

2. (only slightly) disguised. a veiled threat. verskuilde مُقَنَّع неясен velado zahalený verschleiert sløret συγκαλυμμένος velado, encubierto varjatud پوشیده؛ نهان peitelty voiléרעול घूंघट युक्त prikriven leplezett tersamar dulinn velato 隠された 분명치 않은 paslėptas, užmaskuotas slēpts; maskēts tersembunyi verholentilslørt zawoalowany اغوستى velado voa­lat завуалированный zahalený prikrit prikriven beslöjad ปลอมแปลง açıkça ifade edilmeyen (稍微)掩飾的 прикритий ڈھکا چھپا che đậy, che dấu （稍微）掩饰的

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veil

→ خِمَار závoj slør Schleier πέπλο velo huntu voile veo velo ベール 베일 sluier slør welon véu вуаль slöja ผ้าคลุมหน้า peçe mạng che mặt 面纱

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veil

n. velo.

1. membrana o cubierta fina que cubre una parte del cuerpo;

2. parte de la membrana amniótica que cubre la cara del feto;

3. alteración ligera de la voz.

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