Veil n. : Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face.

Veil n. : A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.

Veil n. : The calyptra of mosses.

Veil n. : A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.

Veil n. : A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.

Veil n. : Same as Velum, 3.

Veil n. : To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.

Veil n. : Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.

Example:
What length of Veil should I wear with my chapel length gown?

Taxonomy
veil, women, chalice veil, wedding veil, church, groom, in the West, the tabernacle, the Eucharist, sanctuary, tradition, Muslim veil, shoulders, mysterious veil, clothing, hair, humeral veil, The Veil.

Defination from the web:
... The Ark of the Law, which contains the scrolls of the Torah, is covered with an embroidered curtain or veil called a parokhet. ...