Definitions for veil
veɪlveil

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. head covering, veilnoun

   a garment that covers the head and face

2. veil, velumnoun

   a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

3. caul, veil, embryonic membranenoun

   the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

4. humeral veil, veilverb

   a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

5. veilverb

   to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

   "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

6. obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hideverb

   make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

   "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. veilnoun

   Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face.

2. veilnoun

   A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.

3. veilnoun

   The calyptra of mosses.

4. veilnoun

   A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.

5. veilnoun

   A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul; a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil; a Moslem veil.

6. veilnoun

   Same as velum, 4.

7. veilnoun

   A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.

8. veilverb

   To don, or garb with, a veil.

9. veilverb

   To conceal as with a veil.

   The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.

10. Etymology: From Old Northern French veile, from vela, nominative plural of velum.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veil

   A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies. The practice has been prominent in different forms in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The practice of veiling is especially associated with women and sacred objects, though in some cultures, it is men, rather than women, who are expected to wear a veil. Besides its enduring religious significance, veiling continues to play a role in some modern secular contexts, such as wedding customs.

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1. veil

   A veil is a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face. It can also refer to something that covers, disguises, or obscures something else, like a curtain or a partition. In a broader sense, it can also symbolize a barrier or obstacle that prevents or hinders clear observation or understanding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veilnoun

   something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face

2. Veilnoun

   a cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense

3. Veilnoun

   the calyptra of mosses

4. Veilnoun

   a membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum

5. Veilnoun

   a covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil

6. Veilnoun

   same as Velum, 3

7. Veilnoun

   to throw a veil over; to cover with a veil

8. Veilnoun

   fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal

9. Etymology: [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See Vehicle, and cf. Reveal.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veil

   A veil is an article of clothing or cloth hanging that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. It is especially associated with women and sacred objects. One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space. The actual sociocultural, psychological, and sociosexual functions of veils have not been studied extensively but most likely include the maintenance of social distance and the communication of social status and cultural identity. In Islamic society, various forms of the veil have been adopted from the Arab culture in which Islam arose.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veil

   vāl, n. a curtain: anything that hides an object: a piece of muslin or thin cloth worn by ladies to shade or hide the face: a cover: a disguise: an obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation: in fungi, the partial covering of the stem or margin of the cap—applied also to the indusium of ferns.—v.t. to cover with a veil: to cover: to conceal.—n. Veil′ing, the act of concealing with a veil: a veil: material for making veils.—adjs. Veil′less, wanting a veil: uncovered; Vē′lar (philol.), denoting sounds (gw, kw, &c.) produced by the veil of the palate or soft palate; Vē′lary, pertaining to a sail.—n. Vēlā′tion, a veiling: concealment, mystery.—Eucharistic or Sacramental veils, the linen or silk cloths used to cover the eucharistic vessels and the elements during the celebration of Mass or Holy Communion.—Take the veil, to become a nun. [O. Fr. veile (Fr. voile)—L. velum, a curtain—vehĕre, to carry.]

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1. VEIL

   What does VEIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the VEIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VEIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Veil is ranked #63068 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Veil surname appeared 317 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Veil.
   
   84.2% or 267 total occurrences were White.
   8.5% or 27 total occurrences were Black.
   5% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Fetal Membrane
   • Hide
   • Plant Part

Anagrams for veil »

1. evil

2. Levi

3. live

4. vile

5. vlei

How to pronounce veil?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say veil in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of veil in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of veil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of veil in a Sentence

1. Percy B. Shelley:

   Death is a veil which those who live call life, Sleep and it is lifted.

2. Victor Hugo:

   A compliment is like a kiss through a veil.

3. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet:

   Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror.

4. Donald Trump:

   This week the curtain was lifted. The corruption was revealed for all to see. The veil was pulled back on a vast criminal enterprise run out of the State Department by Hillary Clinton, it is hard to tell where the Hillary Clinton Foundation ended, and where the State Department began.

5. Alexis karpouzos:

   We have no time, we have no space, we are questions that love answers, but the veil of truth don't lift. In the edge of abyss, people really meet themselves, when they're staring at nothingness, and then they understand that we are, birds of passage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=veil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Veil
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veil
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=veil
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=veil
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html