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.
will veil
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future tenseof veil.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Soon, soon enough the magic lights grow dimmer, Marsh mists arise to cloud the radiant sky, Dust of hard highways will veil the starry glimmer, Tired hands will lay the folded magic by.
From Many Voices by E. (Edith) Nesbit
I replied, "Our Lord will veil our secret;" and she rejoined, "Then do thou obey them."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Dust of hard highways will veil the starry glimmer; Tired hands will lay the folded magic by.
From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by E. (Edith) Nesbit
As the onward path of humanity passes over your new-made mounds, her children will veil their heads and honor the martyrs who lie below.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
SOCRATES: I will veil my face and gallop through the discourse as fast as I can, for if I see you I shall feel ashamed and not know what to say.
From Phaedrus by Benjamin Jowett
