cover+with+a+veil

  • 11veil — veilless, adj. veillike, adj. /vayl/, n. 1. a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance. 2. a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and… …

    Universalium

  • 12veil — 1. noun a) Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face. Beckett complains that in the forest …

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  • 13veil — 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

  • 14veil — 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

  • 15veil — 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

  • 16veil — [[t]veɪl[/t]] n. 1) clo a piece of opaque, transparent, or mesh material worn over the face for concealment or protection or to enhance the appearance 2) clo rel a piece of material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders on each side of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17cover — vb Cover, overspread, envelop, wrap, shroud, veil are comparable when meaning to put or place or to be put or placed over or around. Cover may imply the putting or placing by a conscious agent or unconscious agency of something on top {cover a… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 18VEIL — 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

  • 19Veil Nebula — Western Veil nebula, 24 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon Credit: Joseph D. Schulman Observation data: J2000.0 epoch Type …

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  • 20cover — cov·er 1 vt 1: insure this policy cover s other family drivers 2: to give protection against or compensation or indemnification for doesn t cover flood damage vi: to obtain cover …

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