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1.nounSomething 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.nounA cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
3.nounThe calyptra of mosses.
4.nounA membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
5.nounA covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)"a nun's veil"
6.nounVelum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
7.nounA thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
8.nounAn obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.