VEIL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~, ~le, from Latin vela, plural of velum sail, awning, curtain Date: 13th century 1. a length of cloth worn by women as a covering for the head and shoulders and often especially in Eastern countries for the face, a length of ~ing or netting worn over the head or face or attached for protection or ornament to a hat or headdress , any of various liturgical cloths, the life of a nun, a concealing curtain or cover of cloth, something that resembles a ~ , a covering body part or membrane: as, velum , caul , II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a ~, intransitive verb to put on or wear a ~