to be veiled
1Veiled chameleon — Conservation status …
2veiled — [veıld] adj a veiled threat, warning, attack, reference etc is expressed so that its exact meaning is hidden or unclear ▪ His speech is being seen as a veiled attack on asylum seekers. ▪ I m impressed, said Greg, with thinly veiled (=only… …
3veiled — [ veıld ] adjective 1. ) a veiled threat, attack, or warning is not direct but is easily understood: a veiled criticism of the royal family thinly veiled (=very easily understood): a thinly veiled threat of retaliation 2. ) covered with a veil …
4Veiled — Veiled, a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. Words used to convey a veiled meaning. Earle. [1913 Webster] …
5Veiled plate — (Photog.) A fogged plate. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
6Veiled anglemouth — From E. Zugmayer 1911. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
7veiled — [vāld] adj. 1. wearing a veil 2. covered with or as with a veil 3. concealed, hidden, disguised, obscured, etc. 4. not openly expressed [a veiled threat] …
8veiled in secrecy — veiled in secrecy/mystery/ phrase not known about by many people The origins of the society are veiled in secrecy. Thesaurus: secret, secretive and in secretsynonym Main entry: veil …
9veiled in mystery — veiled in secrecy/mystery/ phrase not known about by many people The origins of the society are veiled in secrecy. Thesaurus: secret, secretive and in secretsynonym Main entry: veil …
10veiled — index allusive, clandestine, covert, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, furtive, hidden, impalpable …
