Definition of veil

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Veil (n.) Same as Velum, 3..

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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..
Unveil :: Unveil (v. t.) To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face..
Velate :: Velate (a.) Having a veil; veiled.
Surveillant :: Surveillant (n.) One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Reveal :: Reveal (v. t.) To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
Vele :: Vele (n.) A veil.
Veilless :: Veilless (a.) Having no 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..
Veil :: Veil (n.) The calyptra of mosses.
Wimple :: Wimple (v. t.) To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink..
Unveil :: Unveil (v. i.) To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.
Cover :: Cover (n.) Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.
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..
Veil :: Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
Velum :: Velum (n.) See Veil, n., 3 (b)..
Mantilla :: Mantilla (n.) A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc..
Beteela :: Beteela (n.) An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc..
Silken :: Silken (a.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil..
Overveil :: Overveil (v. t.) To veil or cover.
Inveil :: Inveil (v. t.) To cover, as with a vail..
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