a garment that covers the head and face
"She wore a traditional white veil over her face as she walked down the aisle."
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
"The vet carefully removed the delicate veil from the newborn calf's face to check its eyesight."
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
"The old cathedral's stained glass seemed to glow brighter as the priest pulled his ceremonial veil back from his shoulders before beginning the High Mass."
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.
"She pulled a sheer white veil over her head to shield herself from the blinding sun while walking through the market."
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a hidden message"
"a veiled threat"
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
"She wore a sheer white veil over her hair for the wedding ceremony."