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veil v. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
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veil n. [
head covering] a garment that covers the head and face
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veil n. [
velum] a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
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veil v. [
obscure, blot out, obliterate, hide] make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
. wn #5
veil n. [
caul, embryonic membrane] the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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