Dictionary & Thesaurus

veil

1.	(verb) to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "a conspiracy of silence veiling it"
	Related Words: conceal, hide
	Antonyms: unveil

2.	(noun) a garment that covers the head and face
	Synonyms: head covering
	Related Words: garment, yashmac, yashmak

3.	(noun) Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
	Synonyms: humeral veil
	Related Words: vestment

4.	(noun) the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
	Synonyms: caul, embryonic membrane, fetal membrane
	Related Words: membrane, tissue layer