Definition of 'veil'

Noun

1. a garment that covers the head and face
      Synonyms: head covering
2. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
      Synonyms: caul embryonic membrane
3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
      Synonyms: humeral veil

Verb

1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
      Antonyms: unveil
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
      Synonyms: obscure blot out obliterate hide

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