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| veiled | |
| 1. adj. Covered by a veil. |  |
| 2. adj. (figurative) Hidden or concealed. | |
| His veiled threat was terrifying. | |
| veil | |
| 1. n. Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material. | |
| 2. n. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. | |
| 3. n. The calyptra of mosses. | |
| 4. n. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum. | |
| 5. n. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head) | |
| a nun's veil | |
| a paten veil | |
| an altar veil | |
| Muslim woman often cover their face with a veil. | |
| 6. n. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa) | |
| 7. n. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom. | |
| 8. n. An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation. | |
| 9. v. To dress in, or decorate with, a veil. | |
| 10. v. To conceal as with a veil. | |
| The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly. | |
