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Veil v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veiled p. pr. & vb. n. Veiling.] [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.
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Veiled a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. “Words used to convey a veiled meaning.”
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veiled
adj 1: having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a veiled
dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled
insults" ; "the night-veiled landscape" [ant: unveiled]
2: muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or
foggy"