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   veil

   /veɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face: "a white bridal veil" Similar face coveringveilingmantillayashmakpurdah
   • ▪ a piece of fabric forming part of a nun's headdress, resting on the head and shoulders.
   • ▪ (in Jewish antiquity) the piece of precious cloth separating the sanctuary from the body of the Temple or the Tabernacle.
   • 2. a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise: "a veil of mist and snow lay over the landscape" Similar coveringcoverscreenshieldcurtainlayerfilmmantlecloakmaskblanketshroudcanopycloudblurhazemistpall
   • 3. a membrane that is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development, either (universal veil) enclosing the whole fruiting body or (partial veil) joining the edges of the cap to the stalk.

   verb

   • 1. cover with a veil: "she veiled her face"
   • 2. cover, conceal, or disguise: "cold mists veiled the mountain peaks"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum (see velum).

   Derivatives

   • 1. veilless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does a veil mean?

   • A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face. She's got long fair hair, but she's got a veil over it. She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin. You can refer to something that hides or partly hides a situation or activity as a veil.

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   What is a Jewish veil?

   • No Jewish historian nor scientist mentioned the rending of the veil of the temple, nor the rising of the saints from the dead. Veil definition: a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.. See examples of VEIL used in a sentence.

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   What is a lace veil?

   • a piece of very thin material, worn especially by women to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc. The bridal veil was fringed with lace. a piece of cloth worn over the head and shoulders by nuns or Muslim women [singular] (formal) something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation

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   What is a veil of secrecy?

   • a piece of cloth worn over the head and shoulders by nuns or Muslim women [singular] (formal) something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.

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   Why do women wear veils?

   • a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it. Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.

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   What are Catholic veils?

   • Catholic veils. Beautiful Catholic chapel veils for head coverings in Church or in presence of Blessed Sacrament. Imitate Our Lady who always veiled.

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     VEIL translate: vel; tudung; purdah; selubung, memakai...

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     VEIL translate: welon, woalka, woal(ka), kwef, zasłona,...

   • Veil: Italian Translation

     veil translate: velo, velo, velare, (coprire con un velo)....

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   A veil is a cloth covering the head and face, mostly worn by women. Wedding veils are drawn back when the groom hears, "Now you may kiss the bride." (Or else the groom gets a gauzy mouthful.)

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