veil veil /ˈveɪl/

noun

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

verb

1. () To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil  ( veil )
   to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
    Women in Afghanistan veil their faces
   women in Afghanistan veil their faces
   
2. Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing  ( hide , obscure , veil , blot out , obliterate )
   make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    A hidden message
   a hidden message
    A veiled threat
   a veiled threat