Word Frequency
veil (veɪl
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Definitions
noun
- a piece of more or less transparent material, usually attached to a hat or headdress, used to conceal or protect a woman's face and head
- part of a nun's headdress falling round the face onto the shoulders
- something that covers, conceals, or separates; mask ⇒
a veil of reticence
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See the veil
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See take the veil
- Also called: velum (botany) a membranous structure, esp the thin layer of cells connecting the edge of a young mushroom cap with the stipe
- (anatomy) another word for caul
- See humeral veil
verb
- tr to cover, conceal, or separate with or as if with a veil
- intr to wear or put on a veil
Derived Forms
ˈveiler nounˈveilless adjective
ˈveil-ˌlike adjective
Word Origin
C13: from Norman French veile, from Latin vēla sails, pl of vēlum a coveringTranslations for 'veil'
- British English: veil A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face.She wore a veil over her face.veɪl NOUN
- Arabic: خِمَار
- Brazilian Portuguese: véu
- Chinese: 面纱
- Croatian: veo
- Czech: závoj
- Danish: slør
- Dutch: sluier
- European Spanish: velo
- Finnish: huntu
- French: voilecoiffe
- German: Schleier Schleier
- Greek: πέπλο
- Italian: velo
- Japanese: ベール
- Korean: 베일
- Norwegian: slør
- Polish: welon
- Portuguese: véu
- Romanian: voal voaluri
- Russian: вуаль
- Spanish: velo
- Swedish: slöja
- Thai: ผ้าคลุมหน้า
- Turkish: peçe
- Ukrainian: вуаль
- Vietnamese: mạng che mặt
Example Sentences Including 'veil'
Ahead she could see the pair of oaks and, between them, an unnatural veil of mist hanging like caught moss.A Time of War
He lowered the scope and blinked at the growing evening, tangible as a veil.The Last Raven
IRELAND have drawn a iron veil of secrecy over preparations for Saturday's Six Nations clash in Wales.Sun, News of the World (2001)
It would only disguise qualitative assessment behind the veil of a quantitative expression.Spiked
Looking dazed but smiling, Simona Torretta lifted her veil and repeated, "Thank you," in Arabic.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
One of the tasks assigned to the hero and his companions is to procure the flax for Olwen's wedding veil.Celtic Mythology
Spokesman Scott Reid said he expects to lift the veil off more contributions the next time donations are revealed in September.Ottawa Sun (2003)
The devastating air campaign will be conducted behind a veil of electronic secrecy.Toronto Sun (2003)
Through a veil of leaves, she saw Magenta House; a network of company offices housed within the single shell of two separate buildings.CHAMELEON (2002)
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