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Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and
hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze,
crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face. |
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A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. |
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The calyptra of mosses. |
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A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom
with the stalk; -- called also velum. |
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A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten
veil; an altar veil. |
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Same as Velum, 3. |
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To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. |
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Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. |