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veil (verb)

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  • veil — noun 1 piece of material for covering a woman s head ADJECTIVE ▪ thin ▪ black, white ▪ bridal, wedding ▪ The bridal veil was fringed with lace …   Collocations dictionary

  • veil — veil1 [ veıl ] noun count * 1. ) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face a ) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries 2. ) a layer of something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • veil — ► NOUN 1) a piece of fine material worn to protect or conceal the face. 2) a piece of fabric forming part of a nun s headdress, resting on the head and shoulders. 3) a thing that conceals, disguises, or obscures. ► VERB 1) cover with or as if… …   English terms dictionary

  • veil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French veil, veille, from Latin vela, plural of velum sail, awning, curtain Date: 13th century 1. a. a length of cloth worn by women as a covering for the head and shoulders and often especially in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • veil — I UK [veɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms veil : singular veil plural veils * 1) a) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face b) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by… …   English dictionary

  • veil — /veɪl / (say vayl) noun 1. a piece of material worn over the head and face, as that worn over the head and shoulders by some Muslim women to conceal the face. 2. a piece of material worn over the head and sometimes the face as an adornment, or to …  

  • veil — 1 noun (C) 1 a thin piece of material worn by women to cover their faces at formal occasions such as weddings, or for religious reasons 2 the veil the system in Islamic countries in which women must keep their faces covered in public places 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • veil — noun 1》 a piece of fine material worn to protect or conceal the face.     ↘a piece of fabric forming part of a nun s headdress, resting on the head and shoulders. 2》 a thing that conceals, disguises, or obscures: an eerie veil of mist. 3》 (in… …   English new terms dictionary

  • veil — 1. noun a) Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face. Beckett complains that in the forest …   Wiktionary

  • veil — 1. noun 1) a thin veil of high cloud made the sun hazy Syn: covering, cover, screen, curtain, mantle, cloak, mask, blanket, shroud, canopy, cloud, pall 2) the women wore black veils Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • veil — 1. noun a thin veil of cloud Syn: covering, screen, curtain, mantle, cloak, mask, blanket, shroud, canopy, cloud, pall 2. verb the peak was veiled in mist Syn: cover, surround …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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