coat vs veil

coat

verb
  • To cover like a coat. 

  • To cover with a coating of some material. 

noun
  • Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather). 

  • A covering of material, such as paint.ᵂᵖ 

  • A coat of arms.ᵂᵖ 

  • An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.ᵂᵖ 

  • The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. 

  • A coat card. 

  • The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.ᵂᵖ 

veil

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

  • To conceal as with a veil. 

noun
  • 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. 

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

  • 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. 

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