Definition of veil

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Veil (n.) The calyptra of mosses.

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Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc..
Veiled :: Veiled (a.) Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden..
Veil :: Veil (n.) Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.
Disenshrouded :: Disenshrouded (a.) Freed from a shroudlike covering; unveiled.
Veiling :: Veiling (n.) A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils..
Shroud :: Shroud (n.) To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil..
Wimple :: Wimple (v. t.) To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink..
Silken :: Silken (a.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil..
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..
Unveiler :: Unveiler (n.) One who removes a veil.
Pretend :: Pretend (v. t.) To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden..
Beteela :: Beteela (n.) An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc..
Surveillant :: Surveillant (n.) One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Calyptra :: Calyptra (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body..
Veil :: Veil (n.) A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
Nun :: Nun (n.) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.
Illusion :: Illusion (n.) A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc..
Overvail :: Overvail (v. t.) See Overveil.
Tissue :: Tissue (n.) A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures..
Veil :: Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
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