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Adjective: veiled  veyld
  1. Muted or unclear
    "veiled sounds"; "the image is veiled or foggy"
     
  2. Having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
    "a veiled dancer"; "a veiled hat"; "veiled threats"; "veiled insults"
Verb: veil  veyl
  1. To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
    "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
     
  2. Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    "a veiled threat";
    - obscure, blot out, obliterate, hide

See also: indistinct

Type of: alter, change, conceal, hide, modify

Antonym: unveil, unveiled

Encyclopedia: Veiled

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