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veil

1. veil \'va-(*)l\ n [ME veile, fr. ONF, fr. L vela, pl. of velum veil] 
   1a1: a length of cloth worn by women as a covering for the head and shoulde 
   rs and often also in eastern countries the face; specif : the outer 
   covering of a nun's headdress 1a2: the cloistered life of a nun  1b: a 
   length of veil or netting worn over the head or face or attached for  
   protection or ornament to a hat or headdress 1c: HUMERAL VEIL  2: a 
   concealing curtain or cover of cloth  3: something that hides or obscures 
   like a veil  4: a covering body part or membrane : as  4a: VELUM  4b: CAUL 
2. veil vt : to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a 
   veil to put  on or wear a veil