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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

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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