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universal veil vs veil

veil vs universal veil

universal veil and veil both are nouns.

universal veil is not a verb while veil is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
universal veil Yes No No No
veil Yes No Yes No
As nouns, veil is a hypernym of universal veil; that is, veil is a word with a broader meaning than universal veil:
  • universal veil: membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap
  • veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
Other hypernyms of universal veil include velum.
universal veil (noun) veil (noun)
membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap a garment that covers the head and face
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
universal veil (verb) veil (verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
Difference between universal veil and veil

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