A component in a ventilation system.
A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.
Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
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.
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.