veil (v l)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. [Middle English, from Old North French, from Latin v  la, pl. of vlum, a covering.] |
veil
Noun
1. a piece of thin cloth, usually as part of a hat or headdress, used to cover a woman's face
2. something that conceals the truth: a veil of secrecy
3. take the veil to become a nun
Verb
to cover or conceal with or as if with a veil [Latin velum a covering]
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  veil - a garment that covers the head and facechadar, 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" |
| 2. | veil - a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms 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)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 shawlvestment - 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" 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" |
veil
Translations
veil [veɪl] n → velo
vt → velare;
under a veil of secrecy (fig) → protetto da una cortina di segretezza
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; 장막, 휘장 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 peittää hunnulla 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 ...에 베일을 씌우다; ...을 덮다 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 베일을 쓴 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 蒙著面紗的 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 숨겨진, 가장한 paslėptas, užmaskuotas slēpts; maskēts tersembunyi verholen tilslørt zawoalowany velado voalat завуалированный zahalený prikrit prikriven beslöjad ซึ่งมีผ้าคลุมหน้า açıkça ifade edilmeyen 不清楚的 прикритий ڈھکا چھپا che đậy, che dấu 不清楚的
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