Words · Common
veil
/veɪl/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
women in Afghanistan veil their faces
- noun
a garment that covers the head and face
- noun
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- noun
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- noun
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl