Veil

Related Terms:

bride inveil calypsis niqab velamentous velum plain brown wrapper yashmak mantilla velar veilless backpiece caul tulle calyptra peplum unveil conceal beveil veiled veiler chador veileth chrismal decorate gauze tone beveiled weeper veilingly shambar overveil nebulosus bewimple veilest veiling orale purdah fumulus nun's veiling dupatta mosses tissue vimpa dress humeral veil veillike khimar velation velate obscuration diaphanous pronunciation unveiledly veils cirrostratus rumal clearness weddings covering wedding face face covering wedding garment garment value bride headgear headgear brides covering up up headdress on bride mesh bride mesh clothing over faces over faces mist on face

Definitions:

Noun

head covering veil

Definition: a garment that covers the head and face

veil velum

Definition: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

caul veil embryonic membrane

Definition: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

humeral veil veil

Definition: a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

Definition: Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.

Verb

veil

Definition: to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

obscure blot out obliterate veil hide

Definition: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

Definition: To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.