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1 veil
n. sluier--------v. versluieren, verdoezelenveil1[ veel] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:a bridal veil • een bruidssluierdraw a veil over something • een sluier over iets trekken; 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 iets in de doofpot stoppentake the veil • non wordenunder the veil of kindness • onder het mom van vriendelijkheid————————veil2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:veiled threat • verholen dreigement -
2 veil of mist
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3 veil of secrecy
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4 a bridal veil
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5 a veil of mist on the fields
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6 draw a veil over something
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7 take the veil
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8 under the veil of kindness
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9 bridal veil
n. bruidssluier (een sluier voor het bedekken van het gezicht van de bruid) -
10 draw a veil over
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11 drew a veil over
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12 under the veil of
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13 within the veil
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14 venal
adj. te koop, omkoopbaar, veil♦voorbeelden: -
15 venally
adv. te koop, omkoopbaar, veil
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VEIL (S.) — VEIL SIMONE (1927 ) Fille d’un architecte, Simone Jacob est née à Nice. Sa vie va être complètement bouleversée par la guerre. En mars 1944 alors qu’elle est en train de passer son baccalauréat, la jeune fille qui n’a que dix sept ans est arrêtée … Encyclopédie Universelle
Veil — (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — ► 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 — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Hans Jürgen Veil (* 1946), deutscher Ringer Rüdiger Veil (* 1966), deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler Simone Veil (* 1927), französische Ministerin, Europapolitikerin und Parlamentspräsidentin Theodor Veil… … Deutsch Wikipedia
VEIL — VEIL, covering for the face. In the Bible there are several terms usually translated as veil. However, the exact connotation for these terms is not known, and they may refer to other garments used to cover the face as well. The term צָעִיף is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Veil — Veil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil}, n.] [Written also {vail}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. [1913 Webster] Her face was veiled; yet to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — [n] disguise blind, cloak, coloring, cover, curtain, facade, false front, film, front, guise, mantilla, mask, screen, shade, shroud, veiling; concepts 451,673 veil [v] hide beard*, blanket, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover, cover up, curtain*,… … New thesaurus
veil — of appearance … Philosophy dictionary
Veil — [vɛj], Simone Annie, französische Politikerin, * Nizza 13. 7. 1927; Juristin; 1944 45 in den KZ Auschwitz und Bergen Belsen inhaftiert; ab 1957 im Justizministerium tätig, 1970 74 als erste Frau Generalsekretärin des Conseil Supérieur de la… … Universal-Lexikon