different between veil vs bewimple

English

Etymology

From Middle English veil, veyl, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French veil (“sail, veil, shroud”) (Francien Old French voil, French voile), Latin v?lum (“sail”). Displaced Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”) (compare German Schleier). Doublet of velum and voile.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ve?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l
• Homophones: vale, vail

Noun

veil (plural veils)

1. 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.

   • The veil of the temple was rent in twain.
2. (figuratively) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
3. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
   • 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence. p. 4.

     Beckett complains that "in the forest of symbols" there is never quiet, and longs to break through the veil of language to silence.

4. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)

5. (biology) The calyptra of mosses.
6. (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
7. (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
8. (mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
9. An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
10. (figuratively, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.

Derived terms

• dance of the seven veils
• draw a veil over
• take the veil
• veil of tears

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??? (b?ru)
• ? Korean: ?? (beil)

Translations

Verb

veil (third-person singular simple present veils, present participle veiling, simple past and past participle veiled)

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

   The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.

Translations

Anagrams

• Levi, Viel, evil, live, vile, vlei

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

veil

1. first-person singular present indicative of veilen
2. imperative of veilen

Adjective

veil (comparative veiler, superlative veilst)

1. venal

Inflection

Anagrams

• viel, vlei

English

Etymology

From Middle English bewimplen, equivalent to be- +? wimple. Compare Dutch bewimpelen (“to bewimple”).

Verb

bewimple (third-person singular simple present bewimples, present participle bewimpling, simple past and past participle bewimpled)

1. (transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.