veiling

[ vey-ling ]
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noun
  1. an act of covering with or as if with a veil.

  2. a veil.

  1. a thin net for veils.

Origin of veiling

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at veil, -ing1

Words Nearby veiling

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How to use veiling in a sentence

  • The snow had begun to fall in large flakes, veiling the melancholy landscape in mist and dimness.

  • The font, of Norman design, was preserved from mutilation in Puritan times by veiling its beauties beneath a covering of plaster.

    The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon
  • "And ten more spear-lengths would have sufficed," said she, veiling her vexation as best she might.

    Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for veiling

veiling

/ (ˈveɪlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a veil or the fabric used for veils

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