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Meaning of veils

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

veils

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  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.

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