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veil
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of VEIL
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth <under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation>
Synonyms blanket, cope, cover, covering, coverture, cover-up, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps
Related Words blind, concealer, screen, shield; fig leaf, Potemkin village, Trojan horse; camouflage, disguise, facade (also façade), face, mask, veneer; gloss, varnish
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