Veil



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• n. 面纱; 遮蔽物, 掩蔽物; v. 以面纱掩盖
• ［英］ 面纱 ( a covering of thin material for the head or face) 遮蔽物, 掩蔽物 ( something which covers or hides something else) 以面纱掩盖 ( cover with a veil)

Webster Collegiate

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 Eastern countries for the face; specifically the outer covering of a nun's headdress
  • b. a length of veiling or netting worn over the head or face or attached for protection or ornament to a hat or headdress <a bridal veil>
  • c. any of various liturgical cloths; especially a cloth used to cover the chalice
• 2. the life of a nun — often used in the phrase take the veil
• 3. a concealing curtain or cover of cloth
• 4. something that resembles a veil <a veil of stars>; especially something that hides or obscures like a veil <lift the veil of secrecy>
• 5. a covering body part or membrane: as
  • a. velum
  • b. caul

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • to cover, provide, obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• intransitive verb
  • to put on or wear a veil

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