veils
Obscures from view
Veils is the plural of veil—a piece of cloth worn to conceal or protect the face, or any covering that obscures: veils of mist hung over the valley.
The verb veils means to cover or obscure: Clouds veiled the moon.
Figuratively, something veils what it hides from view or understanding: The company veils its finances in complex accounting.
Marriage rite and feast
- tulleFine net fabric
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- brideWoman getting married
- gownLong formal garment
chapel · tiara · bouquet · train · nuptials · blusher · fingertip · cathedral
Muslim woman's headscarf
- niqabVeil concealing the face
- chadorFull-body outer cloak
- burqaFull-body covering with mesh
- wimpleCloth framing the face
habit · modesty · purdah · dupatta · covering · headscarf · khimar · mantilla
Absolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- opaqueImpassable to light
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
filmy · gauze · chiffon · organza · mesh · netting · transparent · layered
Something hard to fathom
- secretsConcealed information
- unknownNot yet discovered
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- mystiqueAura of fascination
intrigue · obscured · cryptic · hidden · revelation · lift · pierce · beyond
Burial cloth or covering
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- maskFace-worn concealment
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- screenDisplay or barrier
camouflage · obscure · hide · cover · secrecy · smokescreen · curtain · shadow
Intense sorrow from loss
- funeralService honoring the dead
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
- blackDarkest possible hue
- bereavementState following loss
sorrow · memorial · remembrance · weeping · condolence · shroud · crepe · victorian
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
gown · chapel · tiara · bouquet · train · nuptials · blusher · fingertip · cathedral · illusion
hijab
Muslim woman's headscarf
wimple · habit · modesty · purdah · dupatta · covering · headscarf · khimar · mantilla · prayer
sheer
Absolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- opaqueImpassable to light
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
diaphanous · filmy · gauze · chiffon · organza · mesh · netting · transparent · layered · wispy
enigma
Something hard to fathom
mystique · intrigue · obscured · cryptic · hidden · revelation · lift · pierce · beyond · thin
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
screen · camouflage · obscure · hide · cover · secrecy · smokescreen · curtain · shadow · pretense
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
bereavement · sorrow · memorial · remembrance · weeping · condolence · shroud · crepe · victorian · graveside
caul
Fetal membrane remnant
tissue · velum · frenulum · mucosa · birth · newborn · amniotic
- body customsgrooming, body modification, body art, tattooing, piercing
- bridal shopswedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses, alterations, fittings, consultants
- costumecostume design, costume ball, costume sketches, costume jewelry, theatrical costumes
- wedding imagerywedding portraits, wedding dress, bridal attire, bouquets, rings
- Belly Dancebelly dance, shimmy, shimmies, undulation, undulations
- haremconcubines, eunuchs, wives, concubine, eunuch
veilsclarifies
Makes more understandable
illuminates · elucidates · sharpens · clears · highlights
- wedding veilBride's ceremonial head covering
- bridal veilSheer fabric worn by brides
- black veilDark face covering for grief
- veiled threatDisguised warning of harm
- beyond the veilIn the afterlife
- veiled meaningImplied but unstated significance