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veil  (vl)

n.

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

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

3.

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.

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.

v.intr.

To wear a veil.

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[Middle English, from Old North French, from Latin vla, pl. of vlum, 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

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

the veil the life of a nun in a religious order and the obligations entailed by it

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)

take the veil to become a nun

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Also called velum Botany a membranous structure, esp the thin layer of cells connecting the edge of a young mushroom cap with the stipe

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another word for caul

8. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) See humeral veil

vb

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

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

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

veiler  n

veilless  adj

veil-like  adj

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Veil (French) [vaɪl]

n

(Biographies / Veil, Simone (Annie) (1927 F, French, POLITICS: stateswoman) 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  (vl)

A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.

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

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

Translations

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

n veil [veil]

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 závoj slør der Schleier πέπλο velo loor روبنده huntu voile הִינוּמָה, רְעָלָה 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 sluier slør woal(ka), kwef, zasłona véu văl, voal вуаль;пелена; покров závoj tančica veo slöja, flor ผ้าคลุมของนักบวชหญิง peçe, tül, duvak 面紗 покривало; вуаль پردہ، نقاب mạng che mặt; khăn trùm đầu 面纱

v

to cover with a veil. versluier يُغَطّي بِحِجاب، يَحْجِب، يَسْتُر забулвам zahalit závojem tilsløre (sich) verschleiern 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, (coprire con un velo) ベールでおおう 베일로 가리다 pridengti vualiu/skraiste aizplīvurot; aizsegt memakai purdah versluieren tilsløre zasłonić, zawoalować cobrir com véu a învălui вуалировать zahaliť závojom zastreti prekriti velom beslöja ผ้าคลุมหน้า örtmek 蒙上面紗 закривати покривалом نقاب لگانا che mạng; trùm đầu 蒙上（面纱）

adj veiled

1 wearing, or covered by, a veil a veiled lady; The bride was veiled. versluier مُحَجَّب забулен zahalený závojem tilsløret verschleiert 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 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 zahalený sløret verschleiert συγκαλυμμένος velado, encubierto varjatud پوشیده؛ نهان peitelty voilé רָעוּל घूंघट युक्त prikriven leplezett tersamar dulinn velato 隠された 분명치 않은 paslėptas, užmaskuotas slēpts; maskēts tersembunyi verholen tilslørt zawoalowany velado voa­lat завуалированный zahalený prikrit prikriven beslöjad ซึ่งมีผ้าคลุมหน้า açıkça ifade edilmeyen (稍微)掩飾的 прикритий ڈھکا چھپا che đậy, che dấu 不清楚的

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veil → خمار 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