veil+mask

  • 1Veil — (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.] [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2veil — [n] disguise blind, cloak, coloring, cover, curtain, facade, false front, film, front, guise, mantilla, mask, screen, shade, shroud, veiling; concepts 451,673 veil [v] hide beard*, blanket, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover, cover up, curtain*,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 3mask — [n] false face, cover affectation, air*, appearance, aspect, beard*, blind, camouflage, cloak*, concealment, cover up, disguise, disguisement, dissembling, dissimulation, domino*, facade, fig leaf*, front, guise, hood, masquerade, pose, posture,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 4VEIL — VEIL, covering for the face. In the Bible there are several terms usually translated as veil. However, the exact connotation for these terms is not known, and they may refer to other garments used to cover the face as well. The term צָעִיף is… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 5veil — I noun camouflage, cloak, cloud, concealment, cover, covering, curtain, guise, involucrum, integumentum, mantle, mask, pall, protection, screen, shade, shelter, shield, shroud, visor, vizard associated concepts: pierce the corporate veil II in …

    Law dictionary

  • 6veil — vb *cover, overspread, envelop, wrap, shroud Analogous words: mask, cloak, camouflage, *disguise: conceal, *hide, secrete, screen …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7mask — index camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover (pretext), cover (conceal), denature, disguise (noun) …

    Law dictionary

  • 8mask — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. false face, disguise, concealment; effigy; shield; masquerade, pretense. v. t. screen, conceal, hide. See deception. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A disguise] Syn. cover, false face, veil, domino, hood,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 9Veil — This article is about the article of clothing, or a religious item. For other uses, see Veil (disambiguation). Standing woman holding her veil. Terracotta figurine, ca. 400–375 BC. A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by… …

    Wikipedia

  • 10mask — n 1. masque, false face, vizard, visor, domino, grotesque face, Halloween mask. 2. swim mask, snorkel mask, diving helmet. 3. theatrical mask, tragic mask, comic mask, witchdoctor s mask; death mask, life mask. 4. disguise, guise, cover,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder