| Veil (veil) |
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| n. | (v l) |
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| Veil |
| [OE. veile, OF.
veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain,
veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that
which bears the ship on. See Vehicle, and cf. Reveal.]
[Written a |
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 diaphnous material, to hide or protect the
face.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
The calyptra
of mosses.
A covering for a person or thing;
as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar
veil.
Same as Velum,
3.
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| Veil (veil) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Veil |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Veiled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Veiling.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc.
See Veil, n.] [Written also vail.]
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To throw a veil over] to cover with a
veil.
Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to
conceal.
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