noun
1 piece of material for covering a woman's head
ADJECTIVE
▪ thin
▪ black , white
▪ bridal , wedding
▪
The bridal ~ was fringed with lace.
▪ Islamic
VERB + VEIL
▪ wear
▪ take
▪
to take the ~ ( = become a nun )
▪ lift , pull back , remove , take off
VEIL + VERB
▪ cover sth , hide sth
▪
A ~ covered her face.
PREPOSITION
▪ behind a/the ~
▪
I couldn't see her face behind the ~.
2 sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ discreet ( BrE )
▪
I'll draw a discreet ~ over the rest of the proceedings.
VERB + VEIL
▪ lift
▪
The government has decided to lift the ~ on its plans.
▪ penetrate , pierce
▪ draw , throw
▪
It would be better to draw a ~ over what happened next (= not talk about it) .
PREPOSITION
▪ behind a ~ of , under a ~ of
▪
The work is carried out behind a ~ of secrecy.