scarf vs veil

scarf

verb
  • To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. 

  • To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. 

  • To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint. 

  • To eat very quickly. 

  • To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc. 

  • To shape by grinding. 

noun
  • A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle. 

  • A headscarf. 

  • A type of joint in woodworking. 

  • A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling. 

  • A cormorant. 

  • A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. 

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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