Veil

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Noun

veil (plural: veils)

1. 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.
2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
3. The calyptra of mosses.
4. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
5. A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil; a Moslem veil.
6. Same as Velum, 3.

Translations

• Catalan: vel m.
• French: voile m.
• Italian: velo
• Portuguese: véu m.
• Spanish: velo m.

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