veil

  1. Noun.  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 diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face.
  2. Noun.  A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
  3. Noun.  The calyptra of mosses.
  4. Noun.  A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
  5. Noun.  A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul; a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil; a Moslem veil.
  6. Noun.  Same as velum, 4.
  7. Noun.  (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
  8. Verb.  To don, or garb with, a veil.
  9. Verb.  To conceal as with a veil.

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