Veil (noun)
definition:
a garment that covers the head and face
Synonyms
Head CoveringVeil (noun)
definition:
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Synonyms
Humeral VeilVeil (noun)
definition:
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Veil (noun)
definition:
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
Veil (verb)
definition:
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Synonyms
HideVeil (verb)
definition:
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
example:
"women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
