veil

Noun
  1. A garment that covers the head and face (synset 103507475)
    is a type of: garment - an article of clothing
    subtypes:
    same as: head covering
  2. A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms (synset 113115315)
    is a type of: plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
    subtypes:
    • universal veil - membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap
    • partial veil - membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap
    same as: velum
  3. The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) (synset 105318121)
    is a type of: fetal membrane - any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
    is a part of: placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
    same as: caul, embryonic membrane
  4. A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church;
    A silk shawl (synset 103554110)
    is a type of: vestment - gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
    same as: humeral veil
Verb
  1. To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil (synset 201485877)
    "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
    entail: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    is a type of: conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered
  2. Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing (synset 200314788)
    "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes: mystify - make mysterious
    same as: blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure
    verb group: efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory

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