A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
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.
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.
Somebody who winks; somebody who connives.
A screen attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
An eyelash.
A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, controlling variations of wind pressure.
A player of the game of tiddlywinks.
The winking membrane of a bird's eye; the winking muscle.
An eye.