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Definition of Veils

Veil
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.] 1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton. 2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. To keep your great pretenses veiled. --Shak.
veil
Vail Vail, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See Avale, Vale.] [Written also vale, and veil.] 1. To let fail; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.] Vail your regard Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid! --Shak. 2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like. France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak. Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic. --Sir. W. Scott.

Meaning of Veils from wikipedia

- po****r, did veils of this type become less common. This varied greatly from one country to another. In Italy, veils, including face veils, were worn in...
- March 2011, The Veils headlined a benefit concert for the NZ Red Cross in London, playing a selection of songs from the EP. The Veils' fourth album was...
- The Veil, an album by Trust Obey, 1990 The Veil, a 1987 poetry collection by Denis Johnson The Veils, an English/New Zealand indie rock band Veil (disambiguation)...
- covers the cap and stalk of an immature mushroom. Veils fall into two categories: Partial veil Universal veil [1] Archived 2007-01-10 at the Wayback Machine...
- Seven Veils or Dance of the Seven Veils may refer to: Dance of the Seven Veils, Salome's dance before King Herod, depicted in po****r culture Dance of...
- Singaporean mystery series The Veils, an English/New Zealand rock band Veil, a realm in the 2009 video game Wolfenstein Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA...
- Canada's Top Ten list for 2023. "Seven Veils". TIFF. Retrieved August 18, 2023. Jeremy Kay, "Atom Egoyan's Seven Veils to world premiere at TIFF". Screen...
- She freed and floated on the air her arms Above dim veils that hid her bosom's charms... The veils fell round her like thin coiling mists Shot through...
- cover most of the hair". Opaque hanging veils are usually white or black in colour for modesty. Hanging veils are designed to drape over the natural curves...
- Veiller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony Veiller (1903–1965), American screenwriter Bayard Veiller (1869–1943), American...