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n Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face.
n A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
n A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
n A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul; a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil; a Moslem veil.
n (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.