Veil

Noun

a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.

a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders on each side of the face, forming a part of the headdress of a nun.

the life of a nun, esp. a cloistered life.

something that covers, separates, screens, or conceals

a veil of smoke; the veil of death.

a mask, disguise, or pretense

to find fault under a veil of humor.

Botany, Anatomy, Zoology . a velum.

Mycology . a membrane that covers the immature mushroom of many fungi and breaks apart as the mushroom expands, leaving distinctive remnants on the cap, stalk, or stalk base.

Scot. and North England . a caul.

Verb (used with object)

to cover or conceal with or as with a veil

She veiled her face in black. A heavy fog veiled the shoreline.

to hide the real nature of; mask; disguise

to veil one's intentions.

Verb (used without object)

to don or wear a veil

In certain Islamic countries women must veil.

Idiom

take the veil

to become a nun.

Antonyms

verb

reveal

Synonyms

noun

blind , cloak , coloring , cover , curtain , facade , false front , film , front , guise , mantilla , mask , screen , shade , shroud , veilingnotes:vale is a poetic word for valley; a veil is a thin curtainlike covering or shield , color , disguise , disguisement , face , false colors , gloss , masquerade , pretense , pretext , semblance , show , veneer , window-dressing

verb

beard * , blanket , camouflage , cloak , conceal , cover , cover up , curtain * , dim , disguise , drape , enclose , enfold , enshroud , envelop , finesse , invest , launder , mantle , mask , obscure , put up a front , screen , secrete , shield , shroud , stonewall * , whitewash * , wrapnotes:vale is a poetic word for valley; a veil is a thin curtainlike covering or shield , clothe , enwrap , infold , hide , hush , cloud , curtain , guise , netting , velum , yashmak