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noun piece of material for covering a woman's head ADJ. bridal The bridal veil was fringed with lace. VERB + VEIL wear | lift (back), remove, take off VEIL + VERB cover sth A veil covered her face. PREP. behind a/the ~ I couldn't see her face behind the veil. sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth VERB + VEIL lift The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans. | draw It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it). PREP. behind/under ~ of The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary