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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
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Noun1.veiling - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weaveveiling - 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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