Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A veil used to cover the head and usually falling behind it, as distinguished from the face-veil: such a veil is an important part of the costume of the wealthier Moslem women.
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Examples
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She was blazing, trembling from her white head-veil all down her shapely sari-wrapped body to her little pearled sandals.
Fiancée 2010
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“Tarhah” (head-veil) than the face, which is hidden by the “Burke” or nose bag.
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As Almayer burst through the ring of horrified spectators, Mrs. Almayer threw her own head-veil over the upturned face of the drowned man, and, squatting by it, with another mournful howl, sent a shiver through the now silent crowd.
Almayer's Folly 2006
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He had put off his cloak, and wore only his white head-veil and white robes: the powerful firelight was reflected by these and by his pale, ravaged face.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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She then by the usual coquettish gesture, threw back an inch or two of head-veil, disclosing broad bands of jetty hair, crowning a lovely oval.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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In vain the lady would reply, with a coquettish movement of the sides, a toss of the head, and a flirting manipulation of her head-veil, “I am mated, O young man!” — it was agreed that she, being
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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She was half-reclining on a broad silken quilt on the floor, clad in her head-veil and bangles - and I'd been looking forward to easing her out of those pants, too.
Flashman And The Mountain Of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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She was half-reclining on a broad silken quilt on the floor, clad in her head-veil and bangles — and I'd been looking forward to easing her out of those pants, too.
Flashman and the Mountain of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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She was blazing, trembling from her white head-veil all down her shapely sari-wrapped body to her little pearled sandals.
Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975
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She was blazing, trembling from her white head-veil all down her shapely sari-wrapped body to her little pearled sandals.
Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975
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