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.
veilless
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a word derived from
veil.
Example Sentences
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When Aisha was 16 years old, veilless and innocent of all social problems, she was put on a platform to deliver a speech written by her father demanding more rights for women.
From Time Magazine Archive
But I preferred a simpler guise than that, Your frock of muslin or plain calico, Simple adornments, with a veilless hat, Boots, black or grey, a collar white and low.
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger
The bright face of the moon is still and lone, Melts in vast masses the world silently; Slides from each charm the slowly-loosening zone; And round all beauty, veilless, roves the eye.
From The Poems of Schiller — Third period by Friedrich Schiller
Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!
From The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh
