veil+(noun)

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• 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 — 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 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 — 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 — I noun camouflage, cloak, cloud, concealment, cover, covering, curtain, guise, involucrum, integumentum, mantle, mask, pall, protection, screen, shade, shelter, shield, shroud, visor, vizard associated concepts: pierce the corporate veil II in …   Law dictionary

• veil|ing — «VAY lihng», noun. 1. = veil. (Cf. ↑veil) 2. material for veils. 3. Figurative. the action or fact of covering or oncealing with a veil or of becoming blurred or dimmed as if covered by a veil …   Useful english dictionary

• veil|tail — «VAYL TAYL», noun. any one of a variety of goldfish having long, translucent fins …   Useful english 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 — 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 — /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