veiled

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. having or as if having a veil or concealing cover“a veiled dancer”“a veiled hat”“veiled threats”“veiled insults”
  2. muted or unclear“veiled sounds”“the image is veiled or foggy”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.] [1913 Webster]

1.To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. [1913 Webster]

Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. [1913 Webster]

To keep your great pretenses veiled.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Veiled \Veiled\, a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. "Words used to convey a veiled meaning." --Earle. [1913 Webster]
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