| veil | (noun) a garment that covers the head and face | Synonyms: head covering |
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| (noun) a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl | Synonyms: humeral veil |
| (noun) the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) | Synonyms: caul, embryonic membrane |
| (noun) a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Synonyms: velum |
| veiling | (noun) a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | Synonyms: gauze, netting |
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| vein | (noun) one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect | Synonyms: nervure |
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| (noun) a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Synonyms: vena, venous blood vessel |
| (noun) a distinctive style or manner | - |
| (noun) a layer of ore between layers of rock | Synonyms: mineral vein |
| (noun) any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ | Synonyms: nervure |