noun
plural veils
[count] :a piece of cloth or net worn usually by women over the head and shoulders and sometimes over the face
[count] :something that covers or hides something else
take the veil
old-fashioned :to become a nun
verb
veils; veiled; veiling
[+ obj] :to cover (something) with a veil or with something that is like a veil :to hide or partly hide (something)