veiling

veil·ing

 (vā′lĭng)

n.

1. A veil.

2. Sheer material, such as gauze or fine lace, used for veils.

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veiling

(ˈveɪlɪŋ)

n

(Clothing & Fashion) a veil or the fabric used for veils

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veil•ing

(ˈveɪ lɪŋ)

n.

1. a veil.

2. a thin net for veils.

[1350–1400]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

veiling - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave netting, gauze cheesecloth - a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses gossamer - a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture meshwork, meshing, network, mesh, net - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

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Translations

veiling

[ˈveɪlɪŋ] N (Phot) → velo m

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veiling

n → Schleier m; (fig: of facts, truth) → Verschleierung f

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