3. (Bot.) (a) The calyptra of mosses. (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; — called also velum.
4. (Eccl.)
Defn: A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Velum, 3. To take the veil (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to become a nun.
VEIL
Veil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Veiling.] Etym:
[Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See Veil, n.] [Written also
vail.]
1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. Milton.
2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. To keep your great pretenses veiled. Shak.
VEILED
Veiled, a.
Defn: Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. "Words used to convey a veiled meaning." Earle.