darken vs veil

darken

verb
  • To make dark or darker in colour. 

  • To become gloomy, darker in mood. 

  • To render gloomy, darker in mood. 

  • To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. 

  • To become dark or darker (having less light). 

  • To make dark or darker by reducing light. 

  • To blind, impair the eyesight. 

  • To become dark or darker in colour. 

  • To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight. 

  • To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. 

  • To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud). 

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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