Veil or similar may mean: Veil, an article of clothing Veil, a curtain or cloth hanging used in architecture, especially in a temple to separate a public space from a space reserved for the priesthood, or within a mosque to separate worshipers by gender. Veil or similar may also mean: In biology Veil (mycology), in mycology is a part of some fungi Veil, a name given to the caul, a membrane sometimes found on the face of a newborn child A yeast film similar to flor, developing at the surface of wine in a barrel Family name Hans-Jürgen Veil (born 1946), a German wrestler (born 1966), a German legal scholar Simone Veil (1927–2017), a French lawyer and politician (1879-1965), a German architect Popular culture In fiction Veil (comics), a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. Veil, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series The Veil, a creature in Doctor Who The Lifted Veil, lost 1917 silent starring Ethel Barrymore The Veil (American TV series), a 1958 American horror/suspense anthology television series The Veil (2016 film), a 2016 film directed by Phil Joanou and starring Jessica Alba The Veil (2017 film), a 2017 film directed by Brent Ryan Green Veil, a subordinate gateway realm that connects reality with the Black Sun dimension in the 2009 video game Wolfenstein The Veil (South Korean TV series), a 2021 television series In nonfiction Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, a 1987 book by political reporter Bob Woodward In music Veil (album), a 1993 album by Band of Susans The Veils, a UK-based rock band Veil, a Korean music group The Veil (album) In other uses Veil (cosmetics), used to fixate the makeup and give a finish VEIL, an acronym for Video Encoded Invisible Light, a technology for encoding low-bandwidth digital data bitstream in video signal for communication, also used as a Digital Rights Management tool See also Vail (disambiguation) Vejle, a town in Denmark German-language surnames French-language surnames Levite surnames