veil in Sindhi سنڌي
veil in Telugu తెలుగు
veil in English
- veil⇄adj. veillike.
- veil⇄expr. take the veil, to become a nun.
Ex. She never took the veil, but lived and died in severe seclusion, and in the practice of the Roman Catholic religion (Scott). - veil⇄noun 1. a piece of very thin material worn, especially by women, to protect or hide the face, or as an ornament, now especially worn attached to a hat.
Ex. a bridal veil.
2. a piece of linen, or the like, worn as part of a nun's headdress, a - veil⇄v.i. 1. to put on or wear a veil.
2. (Photography.) to become dark; darken. - veil⇄v.t. 1a. to cover with a veil.
Ex. a woman closely veiled. Moslem women used to veil their faces before going into public.
b. to enclose or hang with a veil or curtain.
2. to bestow the veil of a nun upon (a woman).
3. (Figurat - veil⇄veil, noun, verb.