veiled
[ veyld ]
/ veɪld /
adjective
OTHER WORDS FROM veiled
veil·ed·ly [vey-lid-lee] /ˌveɪ lɪd li/, adverb half-veiled, adjective well-veiled, adjectiveWords nearby veiled
vehement,
vehicle,
vehicular,
veii,
veil,
veiled,
veiling,
veilleuse,
veillonella,
veiltail goldfish,
vein
Definition for veiled (2 of 2)
veil
[ veyl ]
/ veɪl /
noun
verb (used with object)
to cover or conceal with or as with a veil: She veiled her face in black. A heavy fog veiled the shoreline.
to hide the real nature of; mask; disguise: to veil one's intentions.
verb (used without object)
to don or wear a veil: In certain Islamic countries women must veil.
Origin of veil
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English
veile < Anglo-French < Latin
vēla, neuter plural (taken in VL as feminine singular) of
vēlum covering; (v.) Middle English
veilen < Anglo-French
veiler, derivative of
veile
OTHER WORDS FROM veil
veil·less, adjective veil·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH veil
vale veilExample sentences from the Web for veiled
British Dictionary definitions for veiled (1 of 3)
veiled
/ (veɪld) /
adjective
disguised
a veiled insult
(of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled
Derived forms of veiled
veiledly (ˈveɪlɪdlɪ), adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for veiled (2 of 3)
Veil
/ (French vaɪl) /
noun
Simone (Annie) (simɔn). born 1927, French stateswoman; president of the European Parliament (1979–82): a survivor of Nazi concentration camps
British Dictionary definitions for veiled (3 of 3)
veil
/ (veɪl) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to cover, conceal, or separate with or as if with a veil
(intr)
to wear or put on a veil
Derived forms of veil
veiler, noun veilless, adjective veil-like, adjectiveWord Origin for veil
C13: from Norman French
veile, from Latin
vēla sails, pl of
vēlum a covering
Medical definitions for veiled
veil
[ vāl ]
n.
caul
velum
Scientific definitions for veiled
veil
[ vāl ]
A membranous covering or part, especially a membrane surrounding the young mushrooms of certain basidiomycete fungi. In some species the membrane (called a partial veil) extends only from the stalk to the cap. As the cap expands, the veil breaks, leaving a ring called an annulus on the stalk and often scalelike pieces on the cap. These veil remnants are important for identifying species of mushrooms.
Idioms and Phrases with veiled
veil
see draw a veil over.