Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A veil.
  • noun Sheer material, such as gauze or fine lace, used for veils.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of concealing with a veil.
  • noun A veil; a thin covering.
  • noun Material for making veils: as, nun's-veiling; silk veiling.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of veil.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

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Examples

  • The sun is extremely strong here, so we are thinking that a thin veiling of net might be advisable in the midday sun, to keep the blossoms and fruit from drying up, the skins thickening, blossom-end rot, etc.

    Backyard gardens 2006

  • Beneath this notion of the pact and therefore of adequation, the notion of veiling/unveiling attunes the entire Seminar to the Heideggerian discourse on the truth.

    enowning enowning 2009

  • Beneath this notion of the pact and therefore of adequation, the notion of veiling/unveiling attunes the entire Seminar to the Heideggerian discourse on the truth.

    Archive 2009-02-01 enowning 2009

  • They dont even SEE the young ladies and they know there is something worth chasing, just because they saw the "veiling" or the protection of those tinted windows.

    Protecting Our Daughters 2009

  • The major alterations to Islam that get mentioned are the elimination of polygyny and any kind of veiling for women, as well as a few other relaxations.

    Book Review: Acorna: The Unicorn Girl 2007

  • The major alterations to Islam that get mentioned are the elimination of polygyny and any kind of veiling for women, as well as a few other relaxations.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • Narayan believes that bargainers with patriarchy, such as veiling women, are autonomous because, despite their choices being constrained by patriarchy, they can make genuine, reflective choices within these constraints.

    Feminist Moral Psychology Superson, Anita 2009

  • In the Sufi take on the creation story, Source is described as 'veiling' itself, in order to create the physical world.

    Mark Silver: How Productivity Contributes to Global Warming and Debt 2008

  • Or maybe I should say "veiling" instead of canvas -- or something still lighter and airier.

    Over Prairie Trails Frederick Philip Grove

  • And when they couldn't understand, they maligned the ideas they found unfamiliar, such as veiling of women like Aisha.

    Spirit21 2008

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