veil mask
11veil — /veɪl / (say vayl) noun 1. a piece of material worn over the head and face, as that worn over the head and shoulders by some Muslim women to conceal the face. 2. a piece of material worn over the head and sometimes the face as an adornment, or to …
12veil — veilless, adj. veillike, adj. /vayl/, n. 1. a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance. 2. a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and… …
13Mask — For other uses, see Mask (disambiguation). This stone mask from the pre ceramic neolithic period dates to 7000 BCE and is probably the oldest mask in the world (Musée de la Bible et de la Terre Sainte) …
14mask — masklike, adj. /mask, mahsk/, n. 1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one s identity. 2. a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.: Halloween masks. 3. Also called swim mask. a device consisting …
15veil — I. n. 1. Screen, shade, curtain, cover. 2. Cover, disguise, mask, visor, blind, cloak, screen. II. v. a. 1. Screen, cover with a veil, throw a veil over. 2. Cover, invest, envelop. 3. Cover, hide, mask, conceal, disguise, screen, cloak, shroud …
16mask — 1. noun 1) she wore a mask to conceal her face Syn: disguise, false face; historical domino, visor 2) he dropped his mask of good humor Syn: pretense, semblance, veil, screen, front, false front, facade …
17mask — I. n. 1. Cover (for the face), visor. 2. Cloak, screen, blind, disguise, veil. 3. Subterfuge, evasion, trick, shift, pretence, pretext, plea, ruse. 4. Masquerade. 5. Revel, piece of mummery, bustle. II. v. a …
18veil — 1. noun 1) a thin veil of high cloud made the sun hazy Syn: covering, cover, screen, curtain, mantle, cloak, mask, blanket, shroud, canopy, cloud, pall 2) the women wore black veils Syn …
19veil — 1. noun a) Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face. Beckett complains that in the forest …
20veil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. net, mesh, curtain, screen, cloak, cover; film, haze, cloudiness. v. t. conceal, becloud, disguise, shield, cover, shroud. See concealment, clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A thin fabric] Syn. scarf,… …