veil

Speech parts

1. veil - Noun

2. veil - Verb

Meaning

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.

The calyptra of mosses.

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

A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.

Same as Velum, 3.

To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.

Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hide obscure film cover screen covering blind mask disguise mantle conceal curtain cloak shroud obliterate
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Antonyms

unveil see show stag ferret explain
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Hypernyms

change alter hide modify conceal garment

Hyponyms

mystify chadar partial veil chador chaddar chuddar

Phrases with the word

beyond the veil veil of shadows veil of darkness veil of shame bridal veil under the veil of

Derivatives

veiled veiling

Anagrams

evil live vile Levi Viel vlei

Examples

A compliment is like a kiss through a veil. Victor Hugo

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting. Helen Rowland

The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance. John Rawls

Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. Alfred Nobel

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' Edgar Allan Poe

Of what use is the veil if you are going to dance. Hindi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

veigaiaid veigaiid Veii veil dance veil of darkness veil of shadows