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veiled

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veiled  (vld)
adj.
1. Covered with a veil: the veiled head of a bride.
2. Concealed or disguised as if with a veil: "slur-footed ironies, veiled jokes, tiptoe malices" Edith Wharton.

veiled
Adjective
(of a comment or remark) presented in a disguised form: it was a thinly veiled criticism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.veiledveiled - having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults"
unveiled - revealed; especially by having a veil removed; "a new generation of unveiled women in Iran"; "applauding the unveiled statue of Winston Churchill"
2.veiled - muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"
indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

veiled
Translations
Spanish veiled [veɪld] adj (also fig) → disimulado, velado
French veiled [veɪld] adjvoilé(e)
German veiled [veɪld] veil adj (also fig) (threat) → verschleiert
Italian veiled [veɪld] adj (also fig) → velato/a

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Turning his veiled face from one group to another, he paid due reverence to the hoary heads, saluted the middle aged with kind dignity as their friend and spiritual guide, greeted the young with mingled authority and love, and laid his hands on the little children's heads to bless them.
In his heavy and feverish sleep, a veiled form stood beside him, and laid a cold, soft hand upon him.
And she walked on again under the breaking cloud, from which there came now and then the light of a quickly veiled star, for a freezing wind had sprung up since the snowing had ceased.
 
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