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veiled(dictionary)
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veiled (iou)



veiled adjective. LME.
[from VEIL noun, verb1: see -ED2, -ED1.]
1. Concealed, screened, or hidden, as if by a veil; obscure. LME.
A. Maupin This playful reference to her veiled past.
b. fig. Disguised; not openly declared, expressed, or stated. L19.
Spy When..interviewed..he made certain veiled threats against the publisher.
2. Having, covered with, or wearing, a veil. L16.
3. a. Of sight: dim, indistinct. rare. Only in M17.
b. Of sound, the voice, etc.: lacking clarity, muffled. M19.
veiledly adverb L19.
veiledness noun L19.