veiled
adj.
covered with a veil; concealed, hidden
veil
v.
cover; hide
Veiled
Veiled
(imp. & p. p.)
of Veil
(a.)
Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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veiled
Adjective
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"
(antonym) unveiled
(similar) covered
2. muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"
(similar) indistinct
veil
Noun
1. a garment that covers the head and face
(synonym) head covering
(hypernym) garment
(hyponym) chador, chadar, chaddar, chuddar
2. the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
(synonym) caul, embryonic membrane
(hypernym) fetal membrane
(part-holonym) placenta
3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
(synonym) humeral veil
(hypernym) vestment
Verb
1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
(antonym) unveil
(hypernym) hide, conceal
(entail) cover
(derivation) humeral veil
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
(synonym) obscure, blot out, obliterate, hide
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
veiled
levied