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Definition of: veil

(vāl) noun
1. A piece of thin and light fabric, worn over the face or head for concealment, protection, or ornament.
2. Any piece of fabric used to conceal an object; a screen; curtain; mask.
3. Figuratively, that which conceals from inspection; a disguise; pretext.
4. A velum.
5. A caul.
6. The life of a nun; vows made by a nun.
—to take the veil
To become a nun.
v.t.

1. To cover with a veil.
2. To hide; disguise. See synonyms under HIDE1, MASK1, PALLIATE. Also, Obs., vail. ♦ Homophones: vail, vale. [<OF veile <L velum piece of cloth, sail]
—veiled
adjective
—veil′er
noun

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"veil" has the frequency of use of 0.0003% on en.wikipedia.org.

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