cover; hide
length of cloth worn by women as a face covering; netting attached to a woman's hat; something which hides or conceals (such as a curtain); nun's headdress; vow's of a nun; membrane which covers an immature mushroom
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Veil Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
(n.)
The calyptra of mosses.
The calyptra of mosses.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
Same as Velum, 3.
Same as Velum, 3.
(n.)
Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.
Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.
(n.)
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
(n.)
A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.
(n.)
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
veil
\veil\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. veiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. veiling.] [cf. of. veler, f. voiler, l. velarc. see veil, n.] [written also vail.]
1. to throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined.
2. fig.: to invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. to keep your great pretenses veiled.
veil
\veil\ (vāl), n. [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.] [written also vail.] 1. 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. the veil of the temple was rent in twain. xxvii. 51. she, as a veil down to the slender waist, her unadornéd golden tresses wore.
2. a cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. [i will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so seeming mistress page.
3. (bot.) (a) the calyptra of mosses. (b) a membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
4. (eccl.) a covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.
5. (zo?l.) same as velum, 3.
similar words(3)
to take the veil
universal veil
humeral veil
Gorehudd = n. an envelope, a cover, veil
Gwahanlen = n. separation veil
Gwempl = n. a wimple, a veil
Llen = n. a veil; a curtain
Llengel = n. a veil, a covering
Llengudd = n. a veil covering
Llenu = v. to veil, to envelope
Noun
1. a garment that covers the head and face
(synonym) head covering
(hypernym) garment
(hyponym) chador, chadar, chaddar, chuddar
2. the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
(synonym) caul, embryonic membrane
(hypernym) fetal membrane
(part-holonym) placenta
3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
(synonym) humeral veil
(hypernym) vestment
Verb
1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
(antonym) unveil
(hypernym) hide, conceal
(entail) cover
(derivation) humeral veil
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
(synonym) obscure, blot out, obliterate, hide
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
Veil Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream that you wear a veil, denotes that you will not be perfectly sincere with your lover, and you will be forced to use stratagem to retain him.
To see others wearing veils, you will be maligned and defamed by apparent friends.
An old, or torn veil, warns you that deceit is being thrown around you with sinister design.
For a young woman to dream that she loses her veil, denotes that her lover sees through her deceitful ways and is likely to retaliate with the same.
To dream of seeing a bridal veil, foretells that you will make a successful change in the immediate future, and much happiness in your position.
For a young woman to dream that she wears a bridal veil, denotes that she will engage in some affair which will afford her lasting profit and enjoyment. If it gets loose, or any accident befalls it, she will be burdened with sadness and pain.
To throw a veil aside, indicates separation or disgrace.
To see mourning veils in your dreams, signifies distress and trouble, and embarrassment in business.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo see others wearing veils, you will be maligned and defamed by apparent friends.
An old, or torn veil, warns you that deceit is being thrown around you with sinister design.
For a young woman to dream that she loses her veil, denotes that her lover sees through her deceitful ways and is likely to retaliate with the same.
To dream of seeing a bridal veil, foretells that you will make a successful change in the immediate future, and much happiness in your position.
For a young woman to dream that she wears a bridal veil, denotes that she will engage in some affair which will afford her lasting profit and enjoyment. If it gets loose, or any accident befalls it, she will be burdened with sadness and pain.
To throw a veil aside, indicates separation or disgrace.
To see mourning veils in your dreams, signifies distress and trouble, and embarrassment in business.
Veil Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face.
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Veil or similar may mean:
- Veil, an article of clothing
- Veil (botany), in botany is a part of some fungi
- Veil (cosmetics), used to fixate the makeup and give a finish
- Veil, a curtain or cloth hanging used in architecture, especially in a temple to separate a public space from a space reserved for the priesthood, or within a mosque to separate worshipers by gender.
- Veil, a name given to the caul, a membrane sometimes found on the face of a newborn child.
- A yeast film similar to flor, developing at the surface of wine in a barrel
- VEIL, an acronym for Video Encoded Invisible Light, a technology for encoding low-bandwidth digital data bitstream in video signal for communication, also used as a Digital Rights Management tool.
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Veil Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1.) Heb. mitpahath (Ruth 3:15; marg., "sheet" or "apron;" R.V., "mantle"). In Isa. 3:22 this word is plural, rendered "wimples;" R.V., "shawls" i.e., wraps. (2.) Massekah (Isa. 25:7; in Isa. 28:20 rendered "covering"). The word denotes something spread out and covering or concealing something else (comp. 2 Cor. 3:13-15). (3.) Masveh (Ex. 34:33, 35), the veil on the face of Moses. This verse should be read, "And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face," as in the Revised Version. When Moses spoke to them he was without the veil; only when he ceased speaking he put on the veil (comp. 2 Cor. 3:13, etc.). (4.) Paroheth (Ex. 26:31-35), the veil of the tabernacle and the temple, which hung between the holy place and the most holy (2 Chr. 3:14). In the temple a partition wall separated these two places. In it were two folding-doors, which are supposed to have been always open, the entrance being concealed by the veil which the high priest lifted when he entered into the sanctuary on the day of Atonement. This veil was rent when Christ died on the cross (Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45). (5.) Tza'iph (Gen. 24:65). Rebekah "took a vail and covered herself." (See also 38:14, 19.) Hebrew women generally appeared in public without veils (12:14; 24:16; 29:10; 1 Sam. 1:12). (6.) Radhidh (Cant. 5:7, R.V. "mantle;" Isa. 3:23). The word probably denotes some kind of cloak or wrapper. (7.) Masak, the veil which hung before the entrance to the holy place (Ex. 26:36, 37).
With regard to the use of the veil, it is important to observe that it was by no means so general in ancient as in modern times. Much of the scrupulousness in respect of the use of the veil dates from the promulgation of the Koran, which forbade women appearing unveiled except in the presence of their nearest relatives. In ancient times the veil was adopted only in exceptional cases, either as an article of ornamental dress, (Song of Solomon 4:1,3; 6:7) or by betrothed maidens in the presence of their future husbands, especially at the time of the wedding, (Genesis 24:65) or lastly, by women of loose character for purposes of concealment. (Genesis 38:14) Among the Jews of the New Testament age it appears to have been customary for the women to cover their heads (not necessarily their faces) when engaged in public worship.
