simple past tense and past participle of veil

Covered by a veil. / (figuratively) Partly hidden or concealed.

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.

(transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil. / (transitive) To conceal as with a veil.

The act of covering with a veil. / Material for making veils.

present participle of veil

plural of veil

plural of veiling

(law) The principle of a corporation being a separate legal person from its members (ie. shareholders).

(Roman Catholicism) A long, narrow veil or scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact with the hands.