hat vs veil

hat

noun
  • A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration. 

  • A hat switch. 

  • A particular role or capacity that a person might fill. 

  • The lottery or draw itself. 

  • Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery. 

  • User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot. 

  • The háček symbol. 

  • The caret symbol ^. 

verb
  • To place a hat on. 

  • To appoint as cardinal. 

  • To shop for hats. 

veil

noun
  • A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head) 

  • A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom. 

  • A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. 

  • A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum. 

  • Anything that partially obscures a clear view. 

  • The calyptra of mosses. 

  • That which separates the living and the spirit world. 

  • An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation. 

  • velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa). 

  • Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. 

verb
  • To dress in, or decorate with, a veil. 

  • To conceal as with a veil. 

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