veil
noun
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
veil-like
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a word derived from
veil.
Example Sentences
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Others belie their weighty payloads with a veil-like fluttering, shunning complex characters and precise details in favor of less fixable quantities like mood, movement and texture.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
"The idea was to create something ephemeral and veil-like," says architect Michael Gabellini, "so the windows aren’t just apertures but also offer a theatrical effect."
From Architectural Digest ● Sep. 30, 2014
Sometimes his veil-like layers of images can almost be mistaken for work by the German artist Sigmar Polke, who laid much of the groundwork for 1980s Neo-Expressionism.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2010
The upper peaks still trailed over their heights, veil-like streamers of gray mists which blotted out all outlines; but below them pale and iridescent patches of color glowed with indescribable delicacy and beauty.
From The Code of the Mountains by Charles Neville Buck
It curled, then bent with the wind and slowly dissolved in a long, thin veil-like streak.
From The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative by E. Spiegel
