n.
    - a piece of fine material worn to protect or conceal the face. ▸a piece of fabric forming part of a nun's headdress, resting on the head and shoulders. 
- a thing that conceals, disguises, or obscures:![]()  an eerie veil of mist. 
- (in Jewish antiquity) the piece of precious cloth separating the sanctuary from the body of the Temple or the Tabernacle.
- Botany  a membrane which is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development.
v.
 cover with or as if with a veil. 
▸
[
usu. as adj. veiled]
 partially conceal or disguise:
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 a thinly veiled threat.
Phrase
  
    - draw a veil over
 avoid discussing or calling attention to (something embarrassing or unpleasant).
- take the veil
 become a nun.
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. veil(e), from L. vela, pl. of velum (see velum).