ALL meanings of veiling
veil·ing
V v - noun veiling a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance. 1
- noun veiling a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders on each side of the face, forming a part of the headdress of a nun. 1
- noun veiling the life of a nun, especially a cloistered life. 1
- noun veiling something that covers, separates, screens, or conceals: a veil of smoke; the veil of death. 1
- noun veiling a mask, disguise, or pretense: to find fault under a veil of humor. 1
- noun veiling Botany, Anatomy, Zoology. a velum. 1
- noun veiling Mycology. a membrane that covers the immature mushroom of many fungi and breaks apart as the mushroom expands, leaving distinctive remnants on the cap, stalk, or stalk base. 1
- noun veiling Scot. and North England. a caul. 1
- verb with object veiling to cover or conceal with or as with a veil: She veiled her face in black. A heavy fog veiled the shoreline. 1
- verb with object veiling to hide the real nature of; mask; disguise: to veil one's intentions. 1
- verb without object veiling to don or wear a veil: In certain Islamic countries women must veil. 1
- idioms veiling take the veil, to become a nun. 1
- noun veiling a veil or the fabric used for veils 0
- noun veiling the act of covering with or as with a veil 0
- noun veiling a veil; curtain 0
- noun veiling thin, transparent fabric used for veils 0