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bilo [bí.lu.] : veil (n.)

Derivatives of bilo


Glosses:
veil
n. (artifact)1. head covering, veila garment that covers the head and face.
~ chadar, chaddar, chador, chuddara cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
~ face veila piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face.
~ garmentan article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk"
~ yashmac, yashmakthe face veil worn by Muslim women.
n. (plant)2. veil, veluma membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms.
~ plant part, plant structureany part of a plant or fungus.
~ universal veilmembrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap.
~ partial veilmembrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap.
n. (body)3. caul, embryonic membrane, veilthe inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).
~ fetal membraneany membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus.
~ placentathe vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus.
n. (artifact)4. humeral veil, veila vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl.
~ vestmentgown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy.
v. (contact)5. veilto obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil.; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
~ coverprovide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
~ conceal, hideprevent from being seen or discovered.; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
v. (change)6. blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure, veilmake undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
~ efface, obliterateremove completely from recognition or memory.; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
~ mystifymake mysterious.; "mystify the story"