Significado

• Noun

  1. Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
  2. Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
  3. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
  4. A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
  5. The calyptra of mosses.
  6. velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
  7. A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
  8. A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
  9. An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
  10. That which separates the living and the spirit world.

• Verb