English-Russian translations for veil

• велум
• вуаль
• заве́са
• покрыва́ло

Definition of veil

• 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
• A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense
• The calyptra of mosses
• A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head
• velum
• An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation
• To dress in, or decorate with, a veil

Examples

• a nuns veil
• a paten veil
• an altar veil
• The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.

Related words

• unveil
• surveil
• surveillance
• veiling
• veiled
• unveiling
• unveiled
• unveiler
• reveille