veil

nouns

a garment that covers the head and face

head covering, veil

a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

veil, velum

the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

caul, embryonic membrane, veil

a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

humeral veil, veil

to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

"women in Afghanistan veil their faces"

veil

antonym

entails

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

is a type of (narrower)

prevent from being seen or discovered

"Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

"a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure, veil