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veillike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a veil … Useful english dictionary
veil — veilless, adj. veillike, adj. /vayl/, n. 1. a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance. 2. a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and… … Universalium
velum — /vee leuhm/, n., pl. vela / leuh/, for 1, 2, velum for 3. 1. Biol. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions. 2. Anat. the soft palate. See under palate (def. 1). 3. Meteorol. a thin cloud, large in horizontal area, that is… … Universalium
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
oligodendroglia — One of the three types of glia cells (the other two being macroglia or astrocytes, and microglia) that, together with nerve cells, compose the tissue of the central nervous system. O. cells are characterized by variable numbers of veillike or… … Medical dictionary
velum — 1. Any structure resembling a veil or curtain. SYN: veil (1), velamen, velamentum. 2. SYN: caul (1). 3. SYN: greater omentum. 4. Any serous membrane or membranous envelope or covering. [L … Medical dictionary
effuse1 — ef·fuse1 (ə fūsґ) [L. effusus, from ex out + fundere to pour] spread out, profuse; said of bacterial growth that is thin, veillike, and unusually widespread … Medical dictionary
velum — ve•lum [[t]ˈvi ləm[/t]] n. pl. la [[t] lə[/t]] 1) bio Biol. any of various veillike or curtainlike membranous partitions 2) anat. the soft palate See under palate 1) 3) zool. the frontal ciliated swimming organ of gastropod larvae • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
veil — [vāl] n. [ME veile, veil, sail, curtain < NormFr < L vela, neut. pl., taken as fem., of velum, sail, cloth, curtain < IE base * weg , to weave, attach, a textile > OIr figim, I weave, OE wecca, wick] 1. a piece of light fabric, as of… … English World dictionary
veiltail — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a variety of domesticated goldfish with a very long, nearly transparent, veillike tail … Useful english dictionary
