Defenition of the word veil
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Defenition of the word veil
- A head covering.
- the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- a garment that covers the head and face
- Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
- to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "a conspiracy of silence veiling it"
- a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
- to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
- the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
- to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
Synonyms for the word veil
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- blanket
- caul
- cloak
- conceal
- cover
- covering
- curtain
- embryonic membrane
- envelop
- fetal membrane
- head covering
- hide
- humeral veil
- mask
- obscure
- pall
- shroud
Similar words in the veil
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- veil
- veil's
- veiled
- veiling
- veils
Meronymys for the word veil
Hyponyms for the word veil
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- chadar
- chaddar
- chador
- chuddar
- face veil
- mystify
- partial veil
- universal veil
- yashmac
- yashmak
Hypernyms for the word veil
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- alter
- change
- conceal
- fetal membrane
- garment
- hide
- membrane
- modify
- nom de famille
- plant part
- plant structure
- tissue layer
- vestment
Antonyms for the word veil
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