[veɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face
(e.g: a white bridal veil)

- a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise
(e.g: a veil of mist and snow lay over the landscape)

- a membrane that is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development, either (universal veil) enclosing the whole fruiting body or (partial veil) joining the edges of the cap to the stalk


Phrases:
- beyond the veil
- draw a veil over
- take the veil

Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum (see velum)

[veɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover with a veil
(e.g: she veiled her face)

- cover, conceal, or disguise
(e.g: cold mists veiled the mountain peaks)


Phrases:
- beyond the veil
- draw a veil over
- take the veil

Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e), from Latin vela, plural of velum (see velum)