noun
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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 the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light; 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.