Morpheme
Veil
Type
free base
Denotation
cover, conceal, covering, wrap, cloth, curtain
Etymology
Middle English veil, veyl; Anglo-Norman veil and Old Northern French veil; Old French veil; Latin vēla, from vēlum
Evidence
inveil, Nightveil, overveil, unveiled, unveiledly, unveiler, unveiling, veil, veiled, veiling, veilless, veillike, veils, veiltail
Notes
homophone of Vail, Vale, and Veil(le)
veil, voile, and velum are doublets
