veil: Meaning and Definition of

veil

1. a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
2. a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders on each side of the face, forming a part of the headdress of a nun.
3. the life of a nun, esp. a cloistered life.
4. something that covers, separates, screens, or conceals: a veil of smoke; the veil of death.
5. a mask, disguise, or pretense: to find fault under a veil of humor.
6. a velum.
7. a membrane that covers the immature mushroom of many fungi and breaks apart as the mushroom expands, leaving distinctive remnants on the cap, stalk, or stalk base.
8. a caul.
9. to become a nun.

1. to cover or conceal with or as with a veil: She veiled her face in black. A heavy fog veiled the shoreline.
2. to hide the real nature of; mask; disguise: to veil one's intentions.

1. to don or wear a veil: In certain Islamic countries women must veil.