| 释义 |
Verb: veil veyl- To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
"women in Afghanistan veil their faces" - Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a veiled threat"
- obscure, blot out, obliterate, hide
Noun: veil veyl- A garment that covers the head and face
- head covering - A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- velum - The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- caul, embryonic membrane - A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
- humeral veil
Derived forms: veiled, veils, veiling Type of: alter, change, conceal, fetal membrane, garment, hide, modify, plant part, plant structure, vestment Antonym: unveil Part of: placenta Encyclopedia: Veil |