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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions veil noun  Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face. 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence. p. 4. : Beckett complains that "in the forest of symbols" there is never quiet, and longs to break through the of language to silence. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. The calyptra of mosses. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul; a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil; a Moslem veil. Same as velum, 3. verb (veils, veiling, veiled, veiled) To don, or garb with, a veil. To conceal as with a veil. The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.      Full Definition of veil  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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