velo
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Meanings
Noun
1. veil (something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of a diaphanous material)
Examples5
This bride is covering her face with a veil.
She wears a veil to hide her wounds.
Thou know’st the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.
The veil of ignorance is getting thinner.
The soldiers advanced on the enemy's position under cover of darkness.