āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to veil
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āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to conceal or obscure something, as if with a covering
Transitive: to veil sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The actress skillfully veiled her face with a fan during the dramatic scene.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cover or conceal something so that it is not easily seen or recognized
Transitive: to veil sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mist veiled the mountains, creating a hauntingly beautiful scene.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻā§āĻŽāĻāĻž, āĻŦāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻāĻž
a piece of fabric worn by brides that covers the head and face or drapes over the back, often made of lace or other delicate materials
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Tradition dictates that the groom lifts the bride 's veil before kissing her after exchanging vows.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻŦāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The veil protected her from the harsh desert winds during her travels.
āĻā§āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
a ceremonial or formal garment, often a silk shawl, worn by clergy or for special occasions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Monks draped a veil over their shoulders during the ceremony.
04
the inner embryonic membrane in higher vertebrates, often covering the head at birth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Biologists studied the veil of developing embryos.
05
a thin membranous layer covering the immature fruiting body of some mushrooms
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Mycologists identify species by the presence of a veil.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
unveil
veiled
veiling
veil
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
