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Definition veil

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French veil (Francien Old French voil, French voile), Latin v?lum. Displaced Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”). Compare Spanish vela (“sail”).

Noun

veil (plural veils)

  1. Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material.
  2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
  3. The calyptra of mosses.
  4. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
  5. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
  6. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
  7. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
  8. An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.

Verb

veil (third-person singular simple present veils, present participle veiling, simple past and past participle veiled)

  1. (transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
  2. (transitive) To conceal as with a veil.

Results 217 Words with the letters VEIL

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7 letter words with the letters VEIL ↑
ALEVINS 13
ALVEOLI 13
ANVILED 14
AVAILED 13
BEDEVIL 16
BELIEVE 15
BIVALVE 19
CAVILED 16
CAVILER 15
CHERVIL 17
CLAVIER 15
CLIVERS 15
DELIVER 13
DELVING 16
DEVILED 14
DEVILRY 15
DEVISAL 13
DIVULGE 16
DRIVELS 13
ELATIVE 12
ELUSIVE 13
ELUVIAL 14
ELUVIUM 17
ENLIVEN 14
ESTIVAL 12
EVILEST 12
EVILLER 13
EXUVIAL 20
FLAVINE 16
FLIVVER 19
GLAIVED 15
GLAIVES 14
HEAVILY 16
HELVING 17
INVOLVE 17
IVYLIKE 18
JAVELIN 22
KELVINS 17
LEAVIER 12
LEAVING 15
LEVIERS 12
LEVULIN 15
LEVYING 17
LIEVEST 12
LIVABLE 16
LIVENED 14
LIVENER 13
LIVIERS 12
LIVYERS 14
MISLIVE 15
NAIVELY 15
NERVILY 15
OLIVINE 13
OUTLIVE 13
OVERLIE 12
OVERLIT 12
PELVICS 18
PLOSIVE 15
PREVAIL 15
RAVELIN 13
REAVAIL 12
RELIEVE 12
RELIEVO 12
RELIVED 13
RELIVES 12
REVILED 13
REVILER 12
REVILES 12
REVISAL 12
REVIVAL 16
RILIEVI 12
RILIEVO 12
RIVALED 13
RIVULET 13
SERVILE 12
SHRIVEL 14
SILVERN 13
SILVERS 12
SILVERY 14
SLIVERS 12
SNIVELS 13
SURVEIL 13
SWIVELS 15
SYLVINE 15
SYLVITE 14
UNLIVED 15
UNLIVES 14
UNVEILS 14
VALERIC 15
VALINES 13
VALISES 12
VARIOLE 12
VEALIER 12
VEALING 15
VEDALIA 13
VEHICLE 17
VEILERS 12
VEILING 15
VEINLET 13
VEINULE 14
VELARIA 12
VELIGER 14
VELITES 12
VENTAIL 13
VERBILE 15
VERMEIL 15
VESICAL 15
VESICLE 15
VEXILLA 20
VIALLED 14
VILAYET 14
VILLAGE 15
VILLEIN 14
VILLOSE 13
VIOLATE 12
VIOLENT 13
VIOLETS 12
VIOLONE 13
VIRELAI 12
VIRELAY 14
VIRGULE 15
VISIBLE 15
VITTLED 13
VITTLES 12
VIXENLY 22
VULPINE 17
WEEVILS 15
WEEVILY 17
6 letter words with the letters VEIL ↑
ALEVIN 12
ALVINE 12
BELIVE 14
CLEVIS 14
DEVILS 12
DRIVEL 12
ELUVIA 12
ELVISH 13
ERVILS 11
EVILER 11
EVILLY 14
GLAIVE 13
KELVIN 16
KEVILS 15
LEVIED 12
LEVIER 11
LEVIES 11
LEVINS 12
LEVITY 13
LIEVER 11
LIVELY 14
LIVENS 12
LIVERS 11
LIVERY 13
LIVEST 11
LIVIER 11
LIVRES 11
LIVYER 13
OLIVES 11
PELVIC 17
PELVIS 14
RELIVE 11
REVILE 11
SILVAE 11
SILVER 11
SILVEX 18
SLIVER 11
SNIVEL 12
SWIVEL 14
UNLIVE 13
UNVEIL 13
VAGILE 13
VAILED 12
VALINE 12
VALISE 11
VEILED 12
VEILER 11
VEINAL 12
VENIAL 12
VERILY 13
VEXILS 18
VIABLE 14
VIALED 12
VILELY 14
VILEST 11
VILLAE 12
VINEAL 12
VIOLET 11
VIRILE 11
VITTLE 11
VOILES 11
WEEVIL 14
5 letter words with the letters VEIL ↑
ALIVE 10
DEVIL 11
ERVIL 10
EVILS 10
KEVIL 14
LEVIN 11
LIEVE 10
LIVED 11
LIVEN 11
LIVER 10
LIVES 10
LIVRE 10
OLIVE 10
VEILS 10
VEXIL 17
VILER 10
VOILE 10
4 letter words with the letters VEIL ↑
EVIL 9
LIVE 9
VEIL 9
VILE 9
3 letter words with the letters VEIL ↑
LEI 4
LEV 8
LIE 4
VIE 7
2 letter words with the letters VEIL ↑
EL 3
LI 3

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