Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Veiled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love,
sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton.
2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.
To keep your great pretenses veiled. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Veiled \Veiled\, a.
Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. ``Words used to convey
a veiled meaning.'' --Earle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
veiled
adj 1: having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; "a veiled
dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled
insults" ; "the night-veiled landscape" [ant: {unveiled}]
2: muted or unclear; "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or
foggy"
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