What does the veil mean?

Veil, veil. Veil; Surface net; Mask 2. Headscarf (worn by nuns) 3. Curtains, tents and curtains; Gabe; Shelter 4. Excuses, excuses; Cover up 5. Botany, zoology, anatomy. [English in Scotland and Northern England] Behind a woman's headdress. 1. Cover with a veil; Separate with a veil: for example, she covered her face with a veil when she went to the street. She covered her face with a veil when she went to the street. 2. cover up; Cover; Cover: The mountains are shrouded in mist. The mountains are shrouded in fog. Misleading reports covered up the facts. Deceptive reports covered up the truth. Intransitive verb 1. veil (or headscarf, etc. Photography darkens the phrase 1. Behind (or beyond) the veil of the unknown world [from the Bible] 2. Draw (or cover) a veil on the cover; Conceal; Avoid talking about 3. Beyond the veil, death 4. Take the veil as a nun and become a nun 5. On the pretext of ... ...