veil
noun
a garment that covers the head and face
Synonymshead coveringa membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
Synonymsvelumthe inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
Synonymshumeral veil
verb
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
“women in Afghanistan veil their faces”
Oppositesunveilmake undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
“a hidden message”
“a veiled threat”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
