veil 音标拼音: [v'el]
n . 面纱,面罩,借口,幕,帐,遮蔽物
vt . 戴面纱,隐藏,遮蔽,掩饰
vi . 蒙上面纱
面纱,面罩,藉口,幕,帐,遮蔽物戴面纱,隐藏,遮蔽,掩饰蒙上面纱
veil n 1 :
a garment that covers the head and face [
synonym : {
head covering }, {
veil }]
2 :
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms [
synonym : {
veil }, {
velum }]
3 :
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (
especially when covering the head at birth ) [
synonym : {
caul },
{
veil }, {
embryonic membrane }]
4 :
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church ;
a silk shawl [
synonym : {
humeral veil }, {
veil }]
v 1 :
to obscure ,
or conceal with or as if with a veil ; "
women in Afghanistan veil their faces " [
ant : {
unveil }]
2 :
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing ; "
a hidden message "; "
a veiled threat " [
synonym :
{
obscure }, {
blot out }, {
obliterate }, {
veil }, {
hide }]
Vail \
Vail \,
v .
t . [
Aphetic form of avale .
See {
Avale }, {
Vale }.]
[
Written also {
vale },
and {
veil }.]
1 .
To let fall ;
to allow or cause to sink . [
Obs .]
[
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Vail your regard Upon a wronged ,
I would fain have said ,
a maid !
--
Shak .
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2 .
To lower ,
or take off ,
in token of inferiority ,
reverence ,
submission ,
or the like .
[
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France must vail her lofty -
plumed crest ! --
Shak .
[
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Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic .
--
Sir .
W .
Scott .
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Vail \
Vail \ (
v [=
a ]
l ),
v .
i .
To yield or recede ;
to give place ;
to show respect by yielding ,
uncovering ,
or the like . [
Written also {
vale },
and {
veil }.] [
Obs .]
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Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor '
s necessity .
--
South .
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Veil \
Veil \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Veiled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Veiling }.] [
Cf .
OF .
veler ,
F .
voiler ,
L .
velarc .
See {
Veil },
n .] [
Written also {
vail }.]
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1 .
To throw a veil over ;
to cover with a veil .
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Her face was veiled ;
yet to my fancied sight ,
Love ,
sweetness ,
goodness ,
in her person shined .
--
Milton .
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2 .
Fig .:
To invest ;
to cover ;
to hide ;
to conceal .
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To keep your great pretenses veiled . --
Shak .
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Veil \
Veil \ (
v [=
a ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
veile ,
OF .
veile ,
F .
voile ,
L .
velum a sail ,
covering ,
curtain ,
veil ,
probably fr .
vehere to bear ,
carry ,
and thus originally ,
that which bears the ship on .
See {
Vehicle },
and cf . {
Reveal }.] [
Written also {
vail }.]
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1 .
Something hung up ,
or spread out ,
to intercept the view ,
and hide an object ;
a cover ;
a curtain ;
esp .,
a screen ,
usually of gauze ,
crape ,
or similar diaphnous material ,
to hide or protect the face .
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The veil of the temple was rent in twain . --
Matt .
xxvii .
51 .
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She ,
as a veil down to the slender waist ,
Her unadorn ['
e ]
d golden tresses wore . --
Milton .
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2 .
A cover ;
a disguise ;
a mask ;
a pretense .
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[
I will ]
pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so seeming Mistress Page . --
Shak .
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3 . (
Bot .)
(
a )
The calyptra of mosses .
(
b )
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk ; --
called also {
velum }.
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4 . (
Eccl .)
A covering for a person or thing ;
as ,
a nun '
s veil ;
a paten veil ;
an altar veil .
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5 . (
Zool .)
Same as {
Velum },
3 .
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{
To take the veil } (
Eccl .),
to receive or be covered with ,
a veil ,
as a nun ,
in token of retirement from the world ;
to become a nun .
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Caul \
Caul \ (
k [
add ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
calle ,
kelle ,
prob .
fr .
F .
cale ;
cf .
Ir .
calla a veil .]
1 .
A covering of network for the head ,
worn by women ;
also ,
a net . --
Spenser .
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2 . (
Anat .)
The fold of membrane loaded with fat ,
which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals ;
the great omentum .
See {
Omentum }.
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The caul serves for the warming of the lower belly .
--
Ray .
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3 .
A part of the amnion ,
one of the membranes enveloping the fetus ,
which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth ; --
called also a {
veil }.
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It is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane over the face .
This caul is esteemed an infallible preservative against drowning . . .
According to Chrysostom ,
the midwives frequently sold it for magic uses . --
Grose .
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I was born with a caul ,
which was advertised for sale ,
in the newspapers ,
at the low price of fifteen guineas . --
Dickens .
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160 Moby Thesaurus words for "
veil ":
alibi ,
apology ,
apply to ,
awning ,
bamboo curtain ,
barrier of secrecy ,
beach umbrella ,
becloud ,
befog ,
blackout ,
blanket ,
blind ,
block ,
bosom ,
camouflage ,
canopy ,
censorship ,
classify ,
cloak ,
clothe ,
cloud ,
coat ,
color ,
coloring ,
conceal ,
cope ,
cover ,
cover story ,
cover up ,
cover -
up ,
coverage ,
covering ,
covert ,
coverture ,
cowl ,
cowling ,
curtain ,
device ,
disguise ,
dissemble ,
distract attention from ,
drape ,
drapery ,
draw the curtains ,
eclipse ,
enclose ,
ensconce ,
enshroud ,
envelop ,
enwrap ,
excuse ,
facade ,
false front ,
feint ,
file and forget ,
film ,
front ,
gloss ,
gloss over ,
guise ,
handle ,
hanging ,
hide ,
hold out on ,
hood ,
housing ,
hush -
up ,
in petto ,
invest ,
iron curtain ,
ironbound security ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep between us ,
keep buttoned up ,
keep close ,
keep dark ,
keep from ,
keep in ignorance ,
keep mum ,
keep secret ,
keep snug ,
keep under cover ,
keep under wraps ,
lame excuse ,
lay on ,
lay over ,
light shield ,
locus standi ,
make no sign ,
mantilla ,
mantle ,
mask ,
muffle ,
never let on ,
not give away ,
not tell ,
oath of secrecy ,
obduce ,
obfuscate ,
obscure ,
occult ,
official secrecy ,
ostensible motive ,
overlay ,
overshadow ,
overspread ,
pall ,
parasol ,
play dumb ,
poor excuse ,
pretense ,
pretension ,
pretext ,
protestation ,
public motive ,
put on ,
put -
off ,
refuge ,
repression ,
screen ,
scum ,
seal of secrecy ,
secrete ,
security ,
semblance ,
shade ,
shader ,
shadow ,
sham ,
shelter ,
shield ,
show ,
shroud ,
shutter ,
slur over ,
smoke screen ,
smothering ,
spread over ,
stalking -
horse ,
stifling ,
stratagem ,
subterfuge ,
sunblind ,
sunshade ,
superimpose ,
superpose ,
suppression ,
trick ,
umbrella ,
varnish ,
veil of secrecy ,
veiler ,
veiling ,
vestment ,
whitewash ,
withhold ,
wrap ,
wraps ,
yashmak
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VEIL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of VEIL is a length of cloth worn by women as a covering for the head and shoulders and often especially in Eastern countries for the face; specifically : the outer covering of a nun's headdress How to use veil in a sentence
VEIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary VEIL definition: 1 a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face or head: 2 A Christian woman who… Learn more