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

(historical) A soft, thin woolen cloth used for women's veils and dresses.

plural of nun's veiling

plural of humeral veil

(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.

(mycology) A veil which covers the mushroom gills from the edge of the cap to the stem.

(mycology) A thin layer of tissue which completely surrounds a developing mushroom.

(idiomatic) To retire into a convent and live as a nun.

Alternative form of dance of the seven veils

plural of universal veil