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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
Anything that
partially
obscures
a
clear
view.
●
In Headwear:
A
cover
;
disguise
; a
mask
; a pretense.
●
In Headwear:
A
covering
for a person or
thing
; as, a
caul
(especially over the head)
●
In Biology:
The
calyptra
of mosses.
●
In Zoology:
velum (A
circular
membrane
round the
cap
of a medusa).
●
In Mycology & Headwear:
A
thin
layer
of
tissue
which is
attached
to or
covers
a mushroom.
●
In Mycology & Headwear:
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.
●
In Parapsychology:
That which
separates
the
living
and the
spirit
world.
Verb
●
To
dress
in, or
decorate
with, a veil.
●
To
conceal
as with
a veil.
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Ail
Hale
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Pail
Fail
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Wail
Yale
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Faille
Empale
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