chaplet vs veil

chaplet

noun
  • A garland or circlet for the head. 

  • A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads. 

  • The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the most well-known chaplet in the Catholic Church. 

  • A metal support for a cylindrical pipe. 

  • A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding. 

  • A small chapel or shrine. 

  • A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould. 

  • A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring. 

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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