veil (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A cover for the face1. rīca (a veil of cloth, worn by women, esp. at sacrifices)2. rīcĭnium (worn esp. by mourners)3. rīcŭla (a v. worn by young women)4. flammeum (a flame-coloured bridal v.)5. flammeŏlum (a small or fine bridal v.)II. Any covering1. vēlum (a curtain, hanging)2. vēlāmen (of clothes generally)3. vēlāmentum (a curtain)III. Fig.1. intĕgŭmentum2. invŏlucrum3. perh. vēlum4. obtentus, ūs • veil (subs.): I. A cover for the face: 1. rīca (a veil of cloth, worn by women, esp. at sacrifices): Varr. L. L. 5, 29, 37: also on ordinary occasions, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 50. 2. rīcĭnium (worn esp. by mourners): Varr. L. L. 29, 37: Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59: v. Smith's Ant. 995. 3. rīcŭla (a v. worn by young women): Turp. in Non. 4. flammeum (a flame-coloured bridal v.): Plin. 21, 8, 22: Juv. 5. flammeŏlum (a small or fine bridal v.): Juv. A maker of v.s, flammearius, Plaut. II. Any covering: 1. vēlum (a curtain, hanging): of tent hangings. Cic. Verr. 5, 12, 30: a curtain hung before a door: Juv. 6, 228. 2. vēlāmen (of clothes generally): Virg. Aen. 1, 649. 3. vēlāmentum (a curtain): Sen. III. Fig.: a cover, a disguise: 1. intĕgŭmentum: pl.: Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 350. 2. invŏlucrum: pl.: joined with integumenta, ib. 1, 35, 161. 3. perh. vēlum: each man's real character is concealed by v.s and coverings, involucris tegitur et quasi v. quibusdam obtenditur unius cujusque natura, Cic. Q. F. 1, 1, 5, 15. 4. obtentus, ūs: her avarice was veiled, cupido auri o. habebat, Tac. A. 12, 7, fin.: v. pretence, pretext, cover.