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Veil Veil (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See Vehicle, and cf. Reveal.] [Written also vail.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face. [1913 Webster]

The veil of the temple was rent in twain. --Matt. xxvii. 51. [1913 Webster]

She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorn[ e]d golden tresses wore. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. [1913 Webster]

[I will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so seeming Mistress Page. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. (Bot.) (a) The calyptra of mosses. (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum. [1913 Webster]

4. (Eccl.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun s veil; a paten veil; an altar veil. [1913 Webster]

5. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velum, 3. [1913 Webster]

{To take the veil} (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to become a nun. [1913 Webster]

Veil Veil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Veiling.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See Veil, n.] [Written also vail.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. [1913 Webster]

Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. [1913 Webster]

To keep your great pretenses veiled. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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Bible Dictionary

Veil
With regard to the use of the veil, it is important to observethat it was by no means so general in ancient as in moderntimes. Much of the scrupulousness in respect of the use of theveil dates from the promulgation of the Koran, which forbadewomen appearing unveiled except in the presence of theirnearest relatives. In ancient times the veil was adopted onlyin exceptional cases, either as an article of ornamental dress,(song of solomon 4:1,3; 6:7) or by betrothed maidens in thepresence of their future husbands, especially at the time ofthe wedding, (genesis 24:65) or lastly, by women of loosecharacter for purposes of concealment. (genesis 38:14) Amongthe Jews of the New Testament age it appears to have beencustomary for the women to cover their heads (not necessarilytheir faces) when engaged in public worship.[[1261]Tabernacle; [1262]Temple]