Dictionary Check: veil
"veil" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
a garment that covers the head and face
noun
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
noun
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
noun
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
verb
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
Example:
"women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
verb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Example:
"a hidden message"
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