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.
Idioms for veil
take the veil,
to become a nun.
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 veilWords nearby veil
vehemence,
vehement,
vehicle,
vehicular,
veii,
veil,
veiled,
veiling,
veilleuse,
veillonella,
veiltail goldfish
Example sentences from the Web for veil
British Dictionary definitions for veil (1 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for veil (2 of 2)
Veil
/ (French vaɪl) /
noun
Simone (Annie) (simɔn). born 1927, French stateswoman; president of the European Parliament (1979–82): a survivor of Nazi concentration camps
Medical definitions for veil
veil
[ vāl ]
n.
caul
velum
Scientific definitions for veil
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 veil
veil
see draw a veil over.