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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Miss Harleth," said Klesmer, turning toward her and speaking with a slight increase of accent, "I will veil nothing from you in this matter.
From Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
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
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
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
But already this much may be clear: that we have in both domains, structures with a religious content, even though from time to time names are used which will veil these facts.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Smith Ely Jelliffe
