veils

noun

1. 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.

2. 2

   A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.

3. 3

   The calyptra of mosses.

4. 4

   A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.

5. 5

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

   “a nun's veil”

6. 6

   Velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)

7. 7

   A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.

8. 8

   An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.