Definition of veil

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Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.

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Beteela :: Beteela (n.) An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc..
Veil :: Veil (n.) The calyptra of mosses.
Unveiler :: Unveiler (n.) One who removes a veil.
Nun :: Nun (n.) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.
Silken :: Silken (a.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil..
Mantilla :: Mantilla (n.) A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc..
Headdress :: Headdress (n.) A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc..
Veil :: Veil (n.) Same as Velum, 3..
Barege :: Barege (n.) A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted..
Levet :: Levet (n.) A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.
Cover :: Cover (n.) Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.
Veil :: Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
Illusion :: Illusion (n.) A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc..
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..
Reveal :: Reveal (v. t.) To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
Transparent :: Transparent (a.) Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil..
Velate :: Velate (a.) Having a veil; veiled.
Wimple :: Wimple (v. t.) To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil..
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..
Vele :: Vele (n.) A veil.
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