1. (

• head_covering ,
• veil

) a garment that covers the head and face ;

2. (

• veil ,
• velum

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

3. (

• caul ,
• veil ,
• embryonic_membrane

) the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) ;

4. (

• humeral_veil ,
• veil ,

) a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl ;

1. (

• veil

) to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces" ;

2. (

• obscure ,
• blot_out ,
• obliterate ,
• veil ,
• hide

) make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" ;