veiled

[ veyld ]
/ veɪld /

adjective

having a veil: a veiled hat.
covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil: a veiled woman.
not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure: a veiled threat.
lacking clarity or distinctness: veiled sounds; a veiled image.

Origin of veiled

First recorded in 1585–95; veil + -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM veiled

veil·ed·ly [vey-lid-lee] /ˌveɪ lɪd li/, adverb half-veiled, adjective well-veiled, adjective

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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH veil

vale veil

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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), adverb

British 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, adjective

Word 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.