1. subst. 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. subst. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
3. subst. The calyptra of mosses.
4. subst. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
5. subst. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
a nun's veil
a paten veil
an altar veil
Muslim woman often cover their face with a veil.
6. subst. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
7. subst. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
8. subst. An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
9. v. To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
10. v. To conceal as with a veil.
The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.
curtain
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] die Gardine, der Vorhang
3. [2] der Schleier, der Behang
4. Verb:
5. [1] curtain off - mit einem Vorhang abteilen
curtain
1. subst. A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
2. subst. A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
3. subst. (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
4. subst. (euphemistic, also "final curtain") Death.
5. subst. (architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
6. subst. (obsolete, derogatory) A flag; an ensign.
7. v. To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
8. v. (figuratively) To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.