veil meaning and definition

VEIL noun

Definition of veil (noun)

1. a garment that covers the head and face
   • synonyms: head covering
2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
   • synonyms: velum
3. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
   • synonyms: caul, embryonic membrane
4. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
   • synonyms: humeral veil

VEIL verb

Definition of veil (verb)

1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
   • "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
   • antonym: unveil
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
   • "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
   • synonyms: blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure