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noun

Say it like: Vay-ls

The correct spelling is veils. 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. For example: "a nun's veil"

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a nun's veil

Definition

noun

  1. 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. 2.A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
  3. 3.The calyptra of mosses.
  4. 4.A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
  5. 5.A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)

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