veiled

[ veyld ]
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adjective
  1. having a veil: a veiled hat.

  2. covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil: a veiled woman.

  1. not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure: a veiled threat.

  2. lacking clarity or distinctness: veiled sounds; a veiled image.

Origin of veiled

1
First recorded in 1585–95; veil + -ed3

Other words from veiled

  • veil·ed·ly [vey-lid-lee], /ˌveɪ lɪd li/, adverb
  • half-veiled, adjective
  • well-veiled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for veiled

veiled

/ (veɪld) /


adjective
  1. disguised: a veiled insult

  2. (of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled

Derived forms of veiled

  • veiledly (ˈveɪlɪdlɪ), adverb

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