veil
noun
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
have veiled
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present perfectof veil.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Do you ask why, if they were so enlightened, they have veiled their knowledge from the world at large?
From The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 by Thomas H. Burgoyne
It behoveth Thee not to be acquainted with that which We have veiled from Thee.
From God Passes By by Shoghi Effendi
That brought drizzling rain and mists that have veiled the hills all day, putting a complete stop to all hostilities.
From Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith by H. H. S. (Henry Hiram Steere) Pearse
It led apparently through the heart of an extensive forest, the trees of which, uniting their branches overhead, must have veiled the way in semi-obscurity even at noon-day.
From Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War by Harry Collingwood
Cassius Be not deceived: if I have veiled my look I turn the trouble of my countenance Merely upon myself.
From The Man Shakespeare by Frank Harris
