veil
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Is veil a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (figurative) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.Examples: "Above the smoky veil over the town rose Akerhus fort, with its towers standing out in sharp relief against the mirror of the fjord, beyond where the Nœs point loomed as a black shadow."figuratively
2. (biology) The calyptra of mosses.
3. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
4. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
5. (mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.Examples: "The genus Amanita has both a volva and a veil; the spores are white, and the stem is easily separable from the cap."
6. (figurative, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.Examples: ""I have heard most furious bigots talking through the veil." "So have I, for that matter," said Malone, "and in this very room.""figuratively
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.Examples: "I'm under surface Towers veiled in silk I guess I'm not welcome In this house they built"transitive
2. (transitive) To conceal as with a veil.Examples: "The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary