"veiling" in the noun sense
1. gauze, netting, veiling
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
"veiling" in the verb sense
1. veil
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
"women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
2. obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
"a hidden message"
"a veiled threat"
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