| Noun | 1. | veil - a garment that covers the head and faceface veil - a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" | |
| 2. | veil - the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)fetal membrane - any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment of respiration or excretion of a developing fetus placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus | |
| 3. | veil - a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawlvestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy | |
| Verb | 1. | veil - to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" unveil - remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies" | |
| 2. | veil - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |