| 单词 | veil |
| 释义 | veil n. & v. --n 1. a piece of usu. more or less transparent fabric attached to a woman's hat etc., esp. to conceal the face or protect against the sun, dust, etc. 2. a piece of linen etc. as part of a nun's head-dress, resting on the head and shoulders. 3. a curtain, esp. that separating the sanctuary in the Jewish Temple. 4. a disguise; a pretext; a thing that conceals (under the veil of friendship; a veil of mist). 5. Photog. slight fogging. 6. huskiness of the voice. 7. = VELUM. --vtr. 1. cover with a veil. 2. (esp. as veiled adj.) partly conceal (veiled threats). Phrases and idioms beyond the veil in the unknown state of life after death. draw a veil over avoid discussing or calling attention to. take the veil become a nun. Derivatives veilless adj. Etymology: ME f. AF veil(e), OF voil(e) f. L vela pl. of VELUM |
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