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What does veil mean?

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Noun
  1. 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. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
  3. The calyptra of mosses.
  4. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
  5. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
  6. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
  7. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
Verb
  1. To put on, or decorate with, a veil.
  2. To conceal as with a veil.
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