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Word: Veil
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum (see velum)
veɪl
a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face
Short Definition:piece of fine material worn by women
Examples:- a white bridal veil
a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise
Short Definition:thing that conceals something
Examples:- a veil of mist and snow lay over the landscape
- the venture is shrouded in a veil of secrecy
a membrane that is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development, either (universal veil) enclosing the whole fruiting body or (partial veil) joining the edges of the cap to the stalk.
Short Definition:membrane attached to immature fruiting body of some toadstools
Word: Veil
Speech Type: Verb
veɪl
cover with a veil
Short Definition:cover with veil
Examples:- she veiled her face
cover, conceal, or disguise
Short Definition:cover, conceal, or disguise
Examples:- cold mists veiled the mountain peaks
- he wasn't able to veil his disappointment
- the development of these technologies has been veiled in secrecy
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