(nun's) headdress

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• Veil — This article is about the article of clothing, or a religious item. For other uses, see Veil (disambiguation). Standing woman holding her veil. Terracotta figurine, ca. 400–375 BC. A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — [vāl] n. [ME veile, veil, sail, curtain < NormFr < L vela, neut. pl., taken as fem., of velum, sail, cloth, curtain < IE base * weg , to weave, attach, a textile > OIr figim, I weave, OE wecca, wick] 1. a piece of light fabric, as of… …   English World dictionary

• veil — veɪl n. length of cloth worn by women as a face covering; netting attached to a woman s hat; something which hides or conceals (such as a curtain); nun s headdress; vow s of a nun; membrane which covers an immature mushroom v. cover; hide …   English contemporary dictionary

• veiled — veɪld adj. covered with a veil; concealed, hidden veɪl n. length of cloth worn by women as a face covering; netting attached to a woman s hat; something which hides or conceals (such as a curtain); nun s headdress; vow s of a nun; membrane… …   English contemporary dictionary

• veiling — veɪl n. length of cloth worn by women as a face covering; netting attached to a woman s hat; something which hides or conceals (such as a curtain); nun s headdress; vow s of a nun; membrane which covers an immature mushroom v. cover; hide …   English contemporary dictionary

• veils — veɪl n. length of cloth worn by women as a face covering; netting attached to a woman s hat; something which hides or conceals (such as a curtain); nun s headdress; vow s of a nun; membrane which covers an immature mushroom v. cover; hide …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

• Beguine — late 15c., from Fr. béguine (13c.), M.L. beguina, a member of a women s spiritual order said to have been founded c.1180 in Liege in the Low Countries. They are said to take their name from the surname of Lambert le Bègue Lambert the Stammerer, a …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• Tikal — For other uses, see Tikal (disambiguation). Tikal National Park * UNESCO World Heritage Site …   Wikipedia