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Velum

noun
(pl. vela)
1.
A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms.  Synonym: veil.
2.
A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.  Synonym: soft palate.





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"Velum" Quotes from Famous Books



... be omitted in a general account of amphitheatres, is the awning by which spectators were protected from the overpowering heat of an Italian sun. This was called Velum, or Velarium; and it has afforded matter for a good deal of controversy, how a temporary covering could be extended over the vast areas of these buildings. Something of the kind was absolutely necessary, for the spectacle often lasted for many hours, and when anything extraordinary was expected ...
— Museum of Antiquity - A Description of Ancient Life • L. W. Yaggy
... (book-) runes, from being used for book writing or graving on thin leaves of beech (bok), whence our book. Bok also signifies acupictile, vel acupictum (velum, auloeum).] ...
— The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson • Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson


Words linked to "Velum" :   plant part, partial veil, universal veil, roof of the mouth, velar, flap, palate, plant structure, uvula


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