veil

Examples

• All

• I was born with a veil over my face, you know?

  Which Way Is Up? (1977)

• A cliff-toad peering from a ledge through the veil of a waterfall, vigilant for predators.

  Fiction book (1994)

• We see things here, but it's just a thin veil to see into the other realms.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• So here we are, working unseen behind the veil.

  Calypso (2019)

• Your people, my loved ones, there is a thin veil separating us from them.

  Billy Jack (1971)

• A little girl gasped for breath, a thin brown veil, like layers of spiderwebs, covering her face.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Plumes of dust like dark veils tore from their corners and stung my eyes.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Tarasoff widened the retractors. Beneath a thin veil of peritoneal tissue glistened the liver and loops of small intestine.

  Academic text (2008)

• The mushroom's veil protected its delicate gills from the elements before it opened.

• Underneath the garden's veil of fog, the newly sprouted mushrooms emerged.

Synonyms

C

caul

vsveil

• Specialized

1 9.9

A thin skin-like layer covering a newborn's head at birth

is a general thin membrane covering things like mushrooms and newborns

F

fetal membrane

vsveil

• Specialized

1 6.2

A thin layer that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb

is the general thin covering, not focused on fetal protection functions

E

embryonic membrane

vsveil

• Specialized

8.1

A thin skin that sometimes covers a baby's head when it is born

is broader and general, not only the inner membranous layer around embryos

V

velum

vsveil

• Specialized

9.9

A thin skin covering a young mushroom that breaks as it grows

is the general membrane term, not only for parts of mushrooms

U

universal veil

vsveil

• Specialized

9.9

A thin skin covering a young mushroom that breaks, leaving a cup at the base or patches on the cap

is a thin membrane in general, not only the one that wraps young bodies

P

partial veil

vsveil

• Specialized

9.9

A thin skin that covers a young mushroom and breaks to leave a ring on the stem

is the general thin membrane notion, not limited to a partial strip

Idioms

L

to lift the veil

4 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

T

to take the veil

1 9.8

Join a convent and live as a nun

Compounds

F

face veil

1 6.3

A thin cloth worn to partly cover the face, often for religious or cultural reasons

D

delicate veil

4.4

A fine, light piece of cloth worn over the face for decoration or during ceremonies

H

humeral veil

• Formal

9.9

A long cloth that a priest wears over their shoulders during Catholic services

P

partial veil

• Specialized

9.9

A thin skin that covers a young mushroom and breaks to leave a ring on the stem

U

universal veil

• Specialized

9.9

A thin skin covering a young mushroom that breaks, leaving a cup at the base or patches on the cap

How Thin

film

191 3.2

veil

• Specialized

8 7.7

membrane

• Specialized

74 4.5

layer

432 2.0

skin

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology