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veil, velum

n. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

humeral veil, veil

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

head covering, veil

n. a garment that covers the head and face

veil

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

obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide

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

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kerchief

n. a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck

wimple

n. headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women

cloak

n. a loose outer garment

cover, cover version, cover song

n. a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"

drapery

n. cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

mask

n. activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"

mask

v. cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

mask, block out

v. shield from light

mask

v. put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"

envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose

v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

wrap

v. crash into so as to coil around; "The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"

blur, blear

v. make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"

cloud

v. make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"

obfuscate

v. make obscure or unclear

obscure

v. reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

cloak

v. cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"

overshadow

v. cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

shroud, enshroud, hide, cover

v. cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

swaddle, swathe

v. wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant"

shroud

v. wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"

encase, incase, case

v. enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"

box, package

v. put into a box; "box the gift, please"

drape

v. place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"

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unveil

v. remove the veil from; "Women must not unveil themselves in public in Islamic societies"

uncover, expose

v. remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"

uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal

v. make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"

clarify, make clear

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

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