velo

Definitions of velo
  1. noun
    a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
    synonyms: gasa
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    estopilla
    a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
    type of:
    red
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
  2. noun
    hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    synonyms: capa, caída, colgadura, cortina, cortinaje, cortinas, drapeado, lencería, manto, pañería, ropaje, tela, telón, transparente, trapo
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    bambalina
    a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
    telón
    a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
    type of:
    pantalla
    a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    moblaje, mueblaje
    (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
  3. noun
    a garment that covers the head and face
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    prenda
    an article of clothing
  4. noun
    the face veil worn by Muslim women
  5. noun
    a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
  6. noun
    the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
    synonyms: redaño
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    redaño
    any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
  7. noun
    any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
    synonyms: redaño
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    types:
    alantoides
    the vascular fetal membrane that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut in many embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
    redaño
    the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
    cordón umbilical
    membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
    type of:
    membrana
    a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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