veil
Pronunciation:
/veɪl//veɪl/noun
Definitions
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
The calyptra of mosses.
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
verb
Definitions
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.
Example: The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.