a garment that covers the head and face
[ Syn: head covering ]
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
[ Syn: velum ]
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
[ Syn: caul , embryonic membrane ]
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
[ Syn: humeral veil ]
veil (n.)
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; women in Afghanistan veil their faces'
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; a hidden message; a veiled threat
[ Syn: obscure , blot out , obliterate , hide ]