The Clue
Cover (4 letter answer)
The Answer
VEIL
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Notes
The answer VEIL is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
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Definition
VEIL as a noun:
1. (head covering, veil) = a garment that covers the head and face
2. (caul, veil, embryonic membrane) = the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
3. (humeral veil, veil) = a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
VEIL as a verb:
1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
2. (obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide) = make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"