nun's veiling
noun
a thin, plain-woven, worsted fabric, originally for nuns' veils but now also for dresses, coats, etc.
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Origin of nun's veiling
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby nun's veiling
nunnery, nunny bag, Nun River, nun's cloth, nun's fiddle, nun's veiling, nuoc mam, Nupe, Nupercaine, Nuprin, nuptial
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