Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
veil
IPA transcription: [v'eɪl]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
head_covering, veil
Meaning:
a garment that covers the head and face
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
veil
Meaning:
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
Usage examples
Daughter, put down your veil."
The First View: The Bridal Veil
She seemed wrapped in a veil of lassitude
I have learned how to look through the veil.
'Give me your veil,' he said hastily to the princess.
Elizabeth, as though by accident, had dropped her veil.
She drew her veil over her face as she passed Miss Carlyle.
"It's too late," said Mrs. Greenow, sinking behind her veil.
"No, nothing," she answered, and dropped a veil over her face.
She straightened her scarlet hat and readjusted her veil unsteadily.