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that which covers, veils something; a cover; a veil.
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a fold of a cloth, paper, etc.
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the thin, outer layer of the skin of a snake that is periodically cast off.
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the opaqueness of the crystalline lense or its capsule, as caused by cataract, resulting in partial or total blindness.
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the innermost coat of theposterior part of the eyeball containing various layers of cells that are sensitive to light, connected to the brain through the optic nerve; the retina.
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a thin membrane that separates the middle ear from the external ear and vibrates when struck by sound waves; the eardrum; tympanic membrane.
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a fault; a flaw.
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hypocritical cunning or deception; double-dealing; duplicity; dishonest dealing.
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a resinous substance secreted by a species of insect, Laccifer lacca, that live on certain fig, soapberry, and acacia trees; lac.
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an unreal, deceptive or misleading appearance or image.
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the thin cover that envelops the faetus during its gestation period and which is discharged shortly after birth; placenta.
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little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp; dandruff.
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the outside covering of the stems and roots of trees and woody plants; the bark.
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the amount or quantity by which one thing differes from another; difference.
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the tube, in the respiratory tract of most land vertebrates, extending from the larynx to the two bronchi; the windpipe: trachea.