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What (who) is Veil - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
VEIL; The Veil (TV series); The Veil (film)
Veil
![prothesis]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aer on a Chalice and Discos.jpg?width=200 "prothesis]]")
![Sanctuary in the [[Basilique Saint-Denis]] showing veiling to either side of the altar<ref>''Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th century'' [1856] by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc</ref>](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Autel.matutinal.abbaye.Saint.Denis.png?width=200 "Sanctuary in the [[Basilique Saint-Denis]] showing veiling to either side of the altar<ref>''Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th century'' [1856] by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc</ref>")
![A bridal veil as part of her [[wedding dress]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bride with bouquet.jpg?width=200 "A bridal veil as part of her [[wedding dress]]")
![opaque hanging veil]], which is worn throughout the day](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hutterer-Crystal Schule1.jpg?width=200 "opaque hanging veil]], which is worn throughout the day")
![Headcovering in the [[Restored Reformed Church]] of [[Doornspijk]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kerkdienst hhk doornspijk.jpg?width=200 "Headcovering in the [[Restored Reformed Church]] of [[Doornspijk]]")
![Women in the predominantly Islamic country of Algeria wearing a [[haïk]], a type of veil.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/N°3 HAÏK alt version.jpg?width=200 "Women in the predominantly Islamic country of Algeria wearing a [[haïk]], a type of veil.")
![An altar cross veiled during [[Holy Week]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/StMartin43-53.JPG?width=200 "An altar cross veiled during [[Holy Week]]")
![Depiction of [[Isabeau of Bavaria]], queen of France, wearing veiling](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Veils bavaria ncd 2012.jpg?width=200 "Depiction of [[Isabeau of Bavaria]], queen of France, wearing veiling")
![maniple]] sitting to the right of the chalice.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Welon, bursa i stuła.jpg?width=200 "maniple]] sitting to the right of the chalice.")
![Praying Jewish woman wearing [[Tichel]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Women praying in the Western Wall tunnels by David Shankbone.jpg?width=200 "Praying Jewish woman wearing [[Tichel]]")
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·noun The calyptra of mosses.
II. Veil ·noun ·same·as Velum, 3.
III. Veil ·noun A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
IV. Veil ·noun To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
V. Veil ·noun A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.
VI. Veil ·noun A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk;
- called also velum.
VIII. Veil ·noun 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 diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face.
veil
I. n.
1.
Screen, shade, curtain, cover.
2.
Cover, disguise, mask, visor, blind, cloak, screen.
II. v. a.
1.
Screen, cover with a veil, throw a veil over.
2.
Cover, invest, envelop.
3.
Cover, hide, mask, conceal, disguise, screen, cloak, shroud.
Veil
A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies.
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Veil (disambiguation)
Veil or similar may mean:
- Veil, an article of clothing
- Veil, a curtain or cloth hanging used in architecture, especially in a temple to separate a public space from a space reserved for the priesthood, or within a mosque to separate worshipers by gender.
Veil or similar may also mean:
Examples of use of Veil
1. With anger that I found frightening, she seethed: "The veil does not create a barrier to my teaching." Veil or no veil, I wouldn‘t want this woman within 100 miles of any child of mine.
2. Row over veil Your talk about the veil aroused wide controversy, as you say that it should cover the bosom, and not the head.
3. For those who do not encounter the veil in their everyday lives and who may not understand the nuances of veil wearing, it does seem alien and unsettling.
4. They have to wear a veil, and I disagree with that." One of Abdul‘s self–portraits has her wearing a black veil, with her eyes closed.
5. Under the headline "Ban the Veil," the Daily Express reported that "concerned Britons" had given massive backing to calls for Muslim women to ditch the veil.