veil

IPA: vˈeɪɫ

Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
(figurative) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
(biology) The calyptra of mosses.
(zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
(mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
(mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
(figurative, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.

Examples of "veil" in Sentences

"The pope's visit has confirmed the veil is authentic."
It is a reminder that a thin veil exists between our world and the next.
There are eleven convents of nuns in the city, and taking the veil is as common as being married.
Nowadays, when men write biographies, they throw what they call the veil of charity over the dark spots in a career.
Instead of _vieux_, old, Joinville uses _veil_ or _veel_ (p. 132 C, _le veil le fil au veil_, _i. e._ _le vieux fils du vieux_); but in the nom. sing., _viex_, which is the Latin
Until quite recently people had used veils when climbing on glaciers and snow, but in the rarified air, at high altitudes, the veil is almost suffocating, and one cannot wear it.
The most holy place within the veil is here, as elsewhere, called the oracle; there the ark and the mercy-seat were, there God was said to dwell between the cherubim, and thence he spoke to his people,
As an unseen glory within the veil is what the believer is hoping for, so an unseen Jesus within the veil is the foundation of his hope; the free grace of God, the merits and mediation of Christ, and the powerful influences of his Spirit, are the grounds of his hope, and so it is a stedfast hope.