"veil" meaning in Engels

See veil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-veil.ogg
  1. sluier
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-noun-VR8AL51u
  2. dekmantel, voorwendsel Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-noun-mM1Qlo75 Categories (other): Figuurlijk_in_het_Engels
  3. heesheid
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-noun-enmsy6oi
  4. zacht verhemelte, velum [1]
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-noun-2hc-krrO Categories (other): Anatomie_in_het_Engels Topics: anatomy
  5. velum [4] (v. paddenstoelen)
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-noun-rfCkdF9r Categories (other): Biologie_in_het_Engels Topics: biology
  6. velum [5] (v. weekdieren)
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-noun-Ln5gDQq8 Categories (other): Dierkunde_in_het_Engels Topics: zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

Audio: en-us-veil.ogg
  1. versluieren Tags: transitive
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-verb-FYHb4h8Y Categories (other): Overgankelijk werkwoord in het Engels
  2. uit het zicht houden, verhullen Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: nl-veil-en-verb-04LYduCu Categories (other): Figuurlijk_in_het_Engels, Overgankelijk werkwoord in het Engels
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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