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noun • a garment that covers the head and face • a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) • a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
| 47% | 10 | Cultivars include 'Blue Mist', 'White Mist', and 'Pink Mist' | ||||||
noun • rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium | ||||||||
| 46% | 10 | Authenticity pretended in pretence | ||||||
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Old Word For A Covering Or Curtain The Headdress Of A Nun Or A Bride Or Anything That Conceals Disguises Or Obscures Such As A Faade Mask Pretence Or A Shroud Of Mist Crossword Clue
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VEIL which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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Updated: October 12, 2023
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