Synonyms for veil

Other words for “veil”, grouped by meaning.

We found 9 synonyms for “veil”. The most common are head covering, velum, caul, embryonic membrane, humeral veil.

noun a garment that covers the head and face

noun a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

Synonymsvelum

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

verb to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

Oppositesunveil

verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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