1 a covering of very thin transparent material worn, especially by women, to protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat, etc:
a bridal veil
2 a piece of fabric worn by NUNS over the head and shoulders
3 [sing.] (written) something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation:
Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy. * It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).
4 [sing.] (written) a thin layer that stops you from seeing sth:
The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.
IDIOMS
take the veil (old-fashioned) to become a NUN
verb [VN]
1 to cover your face with a veil
2 (literary) to cover sth with sth that hides it partly or completely:
A fine drizzle began to veil the hills. * eyes veiled with tears
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for veil is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is veil a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, veil is tagged as noun.
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