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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having or as if having a veil or concealing cover;
- Example: "a veiled dancer"
- Example: "a veiled hat"
- Example: "veiled threats"
- Example: "veiled insults"

2. muted or unclear;
- Example: "veiled sounds"
- Example: "the image is veiled or foggy"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Veiling.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See Veil,
   n.] [Written also vail.]
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   1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
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            Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight,
            Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.
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            To keep your great pretenses veiled.  --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Veiled \Veiled\, a.
   Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. "Words used to convey a
   veiled meaning." --Earle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

veiled
    adj 1: having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a
           veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled
           insults" [ant: unveiled]
    2: muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or
       foggy"