liner vs veil

liner

noun
  • A removable cover or lining 

  • Someone who fits a lining to something. 

  • Something with a specified number of lines. 

  • A ship of the line. 

  • person born in a certain year (XX liner); person who belongs to a certain line 

  • A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner. 

  • A basic salesperson. 

  • A line drive. 

  • A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding. 

  • The pamphlet which is contained inside an album of music or movie 

  • A formal no show sock. 

  • A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket. 

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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