1. (noun) head covering, veil
a garment that covers the head and face
Synonyms: head covering, caul, veil, velum, embryonic membrane, humeral veil Antonyms: unveil
2. (noun) veil, velum
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
Synonyms: head covering, caul, veil, velum, soft palate, embryonic membrane, humeral veil Antonyms: unveil
3. (noun) caul, veil, embryonic membrane
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Synonyms: veil, humeral veil, gastrocolic omentum, caul, greater omentum, velum, head covering, embryonic membrane Antonyms: unveil
4. (verb) humeral veil, veil
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Synonyms: veil, head covering, caul, velum, embryonic membrane, humeral veil Antonyms: unveil
5. (verb) veil
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
Synonyms: obscure, blot out, hide, obliterate Antonyms: unveil
6. (verb) obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Synonyms: shroud, veil, mist, wipe out, confuse, blot out, enshroud, overcloud, kill, becloud, fog, blur, conceal, haze over, befog, obnubilate, cover, obliterate, obscure, hide out, efface, bedim, hide, cloud Antonyms: unveil
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