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veiling

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veil·ing  (vlng)
n.
1. A veil.
2. Sheer material, such as gauze or fine lace, used for veils.
veiling [ˈveɪlɪŋ]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a veil or the fabric used for veils
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.veilingveiling - 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
Translations
veiling [ˈveɪlɪŋ] N (Phot) → velo m
veiling
n → Schleier m; (fig: of facts, truth) → Verschleierung f


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A light mist lay along the earth, partly veiling the lower features of the landscape, but above it the taller trees showed in well-defined masses against a clear sky.
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It is not the thickness of the fog; it is rather a contraction of the horizon, a mysterious veiling of the shores with clouds that seem to make a low-vaulted dungeon around the running ship.
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There be three degrees of this hiding and veiling of a man's self.
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