Definition of veil

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Veil (n.) A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.

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Reveille :: Reveille (n.) The beat of drum, or bugle blast, about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the sentinels to forbear challenging..
Barege :: Barege (n.) A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted..
Domino :: Domino (n.) A mourning veil formerly worn by women.
Veil :: Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
Headdress :: Headdress (n.) A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc..
Disenshrouded :: Disenshrouded (a.) Freed from a shroudlike covering; unveiled.
Veiled :: Veiled (imp. & p. p.) of Vei.
Veil :: Veil (n.) Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face..
Survened :: Surveillant (a.) Overseeing; watchful.
Illusion :: Illusion (n.) A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc..
Silken :: Silken (a.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil..
Tissue :: Tissue (n.) A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures..
Tulle :: Tulle (n.) A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc..
Velate :: Velate (a.) Having a veil; veiled.
Overveil :: Overveil (v. t.) To veil or cover.
Veil :: Veil (n.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil..
Veiling :: Veiling (n.) A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils..
Veiling :: Veiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vei.
Reveal :: Reveal (v. t.) To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
Veil :: Veil (n.) Same as Velum, 3..
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