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Definition: Veil |
VeilNoun1. A garment that covers the head and face. 2. The inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth). 3. A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl. Verb1. To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "a conspiracy of silence veiling it". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "veil" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Industry | Generally made of light, transparent or net material, and sometimes of lace. Source: European Union. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you wear a veil, denotes that you will not be perfectly sincere with your lover, and you will be forced to use stratagem to retain him. To see others wearing veils, you will be maligned and defamed by apparent friends. An old, or torn veil, warns you that deceit is being thrown around you with sinister design. For a young woman to dream that she loses her veil, denotes that her lover sees through her deceitful ways and is likely to retaliate with the same. To dream of seeing a bridal veil, foretells that you will make a successful change in the immediate future, and much happiness in your position. For a young woman to dream that she wears a bridal veil, denotes that she will engage in some affair which will afford her lasting profit and enjoyment. If it gets loose, or any accident befalls it, she will be burdened with sadness and pain. To throw a veil aside, indicates separation or disgrace. To see mourning veils in your dreams, signifies distress and trouble, and embarrassment in business. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Food & Agriculture | The growth of microorganisms which forms a continuous layer over the surface of a liquid. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Veil At one time men wore veils, as St. Ambrose testifies. He speaks of the "silken garments and the veils interwoven with gold, with which the bodies of rich men are encompassed." (St. Ambrose lived 340-397.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A. A removable plate to cover a screen, the action of which is not desired b. An aggregate of minute bubbles creating a whitish or cloudlike appearance in quartz. c. A variously formed weblike or netlike film in a radiolarian; e.g.,patagium. e.g.,patagium. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A veil is an article of clothing meant to partially or completely obscure the face, usually that of a woman.Veils are often part of the stereotypical image of the courtesan and harem woman.
Hijab, the Muslim concept of female modesty, is often inaccurately referred to as "the veil." However, hijab takes many different forms. Perhaps most women who practice hijab do not cover their face, but rather their hair. However, the Afghan burqa does cover the face.
The expression "to take the veil" can also mean to become a nun.
In the custom of white weddings, a diaphanous veil is often part of the bride's apparel.
This is an article from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. This article is written from a nineteenth century Christian viewpoint, and may not reflect modern opinions or recent discoveries in Biblical scholarship. Please help the Wikipedia by bringing this article up to date.
Veil, Vail-
From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Hebrew mitpahath (Ruth 3:15; marg., "sheet" or "apron;" R.V., "mantle"). In Isa. 3:22 this word is plural, rendered "wimples;" R.V., "shawls" i.e., wraps.
- Massekah (Isa. 25:7; in Isa. 28:20 rendered "covering"). The word denotes something spread out and covering or concealing something else (comp. 2 Cor. 3:13-15).
- Masveh (Ex. 34:33, 35), the veil on the face of Moses. This verse should be read, "And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face," as in the Revised Version. When Moses spoke to them he was without the veil; only when he ceased speaking he put on the veil (comp. 2 Cor. 3:13, etc.).
- Paroheth (Ex. 26:31-35), the veil of the tabernacle and the temple, which hung between the holy place and the most holy (2 Chr. 3:14). In the temple a partition wall separated these two places. In it were two folding-doors, which are supposed to have been always open, the entrance being concealed by the veil which the high priest lifted when he entered into the sanctuary on the day of Atonement. This veil was rent when Christ died on the cross (Matt. 27:51; Gospel of Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45).
- Tza'iph (Gen. 24:65). Rebekah "took a vail and covered herself." (See also 38:14, 19.) Hebrew women generally appeared in public without veils (12:14; 24:16; 29:10; 1 Sam. 1:12).
- Radhidh (Cant. 5:7, R.V. "mantle;" Isa. 3:23). The word probably denotes some kind of cloak or wrapper.
- Masak, the veil which hung before the entrance to the holy place (Ex. 26:36, 37).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Veil."
Synonyms: VeilSynonyms: caul (n), embryonic membrane (n), head covering (n), humeral veil (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unveil (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ambush | Screen, cover, shade, blinker; veil, curtain, blind, cloak, cloud. |
Churchdom | Take orders, take the tonsure, take the veil, take vows. |
Clothing | Cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua, shawl, pelisse, wrapper; veil; cape, tippet, kirtle, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik, huke, chlamys, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure; houppelande; surcoat, overcoat, great coat; surtout, spencer; mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat; ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal, poncho, cardinal, pelerine; barbe, chudder, jubbah, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma |
Concealment | Cover, screen, cloak, veil, shroud; cover up one's tracks; screen from sight, screen from observation; drawing the veil; draw the curtain, close the curtain; curtain, shade, eclipse, throw a view over; be cloud, be mask; mask, disguise; ensconce, muffle, smother; befog; whisper. |
Behind the veil; beyond mortal ken, beyond the grave, beyond the veil; hid from mortal vision; into the eternal secret, into the realms supersensible, into the supreme mystery. | |
Covering | Noun: covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade; veil (shade); shield; (defense). |
Disclosure | Verb: disclose, discover, dismask; draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain; unmask, unveil, unfold, uncover, unseal, unkennel; take off the seal, break the seal; lay open, lay bare; expose; open, open up; bare, bring to light. |
Friendship | Phrase: amicitia semper prodest; " a mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one "; " friendship is love without either flowers or veil "; trulgus amicitias utilitate probat. |
Seclusion Exclusion | Verb: be secluded, live secluded; Adjective: keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background; keep snug; shut oneself up; deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, aller planter ses choux; retire, retire from the world; take the veil; abandon; sport one's oak. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Veil |
| English words defined with "veil": annulus ♦ chadar, chaddar, chador, chuddar, coif, cortina, Cortinarius armillatus ♦ disguised ♦ humeral veil ♦ Overveil ♦ Pholiota destruens, Pyx cloth ♦ Stropharia ambigua ♦ To hide the face from, To take the veil ♦ unveil, unveiled, Unveiler ♦ Vail, veiled, Veilless, Velate, Vele ♦ yashmac, yashmak. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "veil": Alphesibea, Apparel ♦ Covering of the eyes, crux gammata ♦ dust veil index ♦ Editor ♦ Fatal Gifts, Feme-covert, fibratus, fylfot cross ♦ Harmonia's Necklace ♦ Ice ♦ Khorassan, Korrigans ♦ Lurgi process ♦ nebulosus, Negro ♦ Philoxenos of Cythera ♦ red out, Rolandseck Tower ♦ Saffron Veil, Sea Foam ♦ Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, Venus de Medicis. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "veil": Velum. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Veil" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Dutch (for sale). |
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Screenplays | The veil is not attacking you. (Runaway Bride; writing credit: Josann McGibbon; Sara Parriott) My name is Thomas Veil, or at least it was. I'm a photographer (Nowhere Man; writing credit: David E. Peckinpah; Richard Jefferies) I can't stand these things it's like drinking coffee through a veil. (Charade; writing credit: Peter Stone; Marc Behm) | |
Lyrics | Can't see through this veil across my heart, over you. (The Flame; performing artist: Cheap Trick; writing credit: Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham) The walls run high, to veil a swelling tear (Talk To Me; performing artist: Stevie Nicks; writing credit: C. Sandford) Wear a gas mask and a veil. (Pollution; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Veil (1958) Behind the Veil (1916) The Lifted Veil (1914) Behind the Veil (1914) Bridal Veil Falls (1901) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Woman in festive dress, crown and veil holding flower in, Tajikistan. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | California, Yosemite Valley, Bridal Veil Falls, Wawona Trail. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Veil Falls, Ossipee Mount Park, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Bridal Veil Falls. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Yosemite Valley--California: "The Bridal Veil" Fall / F.F. Palmer del. ; Currier & Ives Lith., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Beneath a veil of darkness" by Filip Schneider Commentary: "Winter early evening." | "Bridal Veil Falls" by Chris Turner Commentary: "Bridal Veil Falls. New Zealand." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alfred Nobel | Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. |
Lord Chesterfield | Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. |
Plutarch | I am whatever was, or is, or will be; and my veil no mortal ever took up. |
Victor Hugo | A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relation to a mere money relation. (reference) |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | A ray of humour, now and then, would make its way through the veil of dim obstruction, and glimmer pleasantly upon our faces |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Their veil is the enwoven night |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Royal persons, favourites, intriguers, bishops, passed like mute phantoms behind their veil of names |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And a veil drew down over the eyes of the young man. |
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Civil Liberties | Uzbekistan | However, Muslims, particularly older men, were seen in Tashkent wearing prayer robes and women were seen wearing the Muslim headscarf and, less commonly, the veil. (references) |
Economic History | Benin | Grass dries up, the vegetation turns reddish brown, and a veil of fine dust hangs over the country, causing the skies to be overcast. (references) |
Afghanistan | Some of these, such as the abolition of the traditional Muslim veil for women and the opening of a number of co-educational schools, quickly alienated many tribal and religious leaders. (references) | |
Women | Libya | In general the emancipation of women is a generational phenomenon: Urban women under the age of 35 tend to have more "modern" attitudes toward life and have discarded the traditional veil; at the same time, older urban women tend to be more reluctant to give up the veil or traditional attitudes toward family and employment. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | EDITOR, n. A person who combines the judicial functions of Minos, Rhadamanthus and Aeacus, but is placable with an obolus; a severely virtuous censor, but so charitable withal that he tolerates the virtues of others and the vices of himself; who flings about him the splintering lightning and sturdy thunders of admonition till he resembles a bunch of firecrackers petulantly uttering his mind at the tail of a dog; then straightway murmurs a mild, melodious lay, soft as the cooing of a donkey intoning its prayer to the evening star. Master of mysteries and lord of law, high-pinnacled upon the throne of thought, his face suffused with the dim splendors of the Transfiguration, his legs intertwisted and his tongue a-cheek, the editor spills his will along the paper and cuts it off in lengths to suit. And at intervals from behind the veil of the temple is heard the voice of the foreman demanding three inches of wit and six lines of religious meditation, or bidding him turn off the wisdom and whack up some pathos. O, the Lord of Law on the Throne of Thought, A gilded impostor is he. Of shreds and patches his robes are wrought, His crown is brass, Himself an ass, And his power is fiddle-dee-dee. Prankily, crankily prating of naught, Silly old quilly old Monarch of Thought. Public opinion's camp-follower he, Thundering, blundering, plundering free. Affected, Ungracious, Suspected, Mendacious, Respected contemporaree! J.H. Bumbleshook |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | Excessive partiality for one foreign nation and excessive dislike of another cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other. |
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| "Veil" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.58% of the time. "Veil" is used about 430 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.58% | 411 | 13,718 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.33% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.16% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.93% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 430 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "veil" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Veil | Last name | 200 | 36,581 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "veil". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Achsah | N/A | Biblical | Bursting the veil |
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Expressions using "veil": bridal Veil ♦ bride's veil ♦ draw a veil over ♦ gossamer veil ♦ humeral veil ♦ partial veil ♦ take the veil ♦ To take the veil ♦ under a veil of secrecy ♦ under the veil of charity ♦ under the veil of friendship ♦ universal veil ♦ veil shade ♦ wedding veil. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "veil": veil-and-trail. | |
Ending with "veil": corpse-veil, half-veil, head-veil. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
veil | 1,328 | making wedding veil | 21 |
angel veil | 1,169 | bridal store veil | 21 |
wedding veil | 980 | angel veil video | 21 |
bridal veil | 642 | bridal veil headpieces | 20 |
the minister black veil | 63 | behind the veil | 20 |
bridal veil falls | 61 | headpieces and veil | 20 |
make wedding veil | 50 | tiara veil | 19 |
side veil | 50 | make own veil wedding | 18 |
angel veil pic | 42 | wedding veil and tiara | 18 |
mantilla veil | 34 | muslim veil | 18 |
the long black veil | 33 | beyond the veil | 18 |
make veil | 30 | bridal veil pattern | 17 |
angel veil nude | 29 | pattern veil | 17 |
angel veil picture | 28 | discount veil | 15 |
angel veil gallery | 27 | body kit side veil | 15 |
make a bridal veil | 24 | accessory veil wedding | 13 |
bride veil | 23 | angel free pic veil | 13 |
discount wedding veil | 23 | cheap wedding veil | 13 |
discount bridal veil | 22 | piercing the corporate veil | 13 |
pattern veil wedding | 22 | black long lyrics veil | 13 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "veil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | vello, vel (cloy, cover, jade, sail, satiate, shroud, surfeit, veiling), perde (albugo, cataract, cloak, coulisse, curtain, curtains, drape, drapery, mist, opacity, proscenium, purdah, screen, shroud), perçe (shock, yashmak), mbuloj me vel, maskoj (camouflage, disguise, mask, screen), jetë murgeshash, i hedh vellon, fsheh (Bury, cache, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, enshroud, Harbor, harbour, hide, hide away, obscure, plant, screen, secrete, sink, stash, withhold, wrap up). (various references) | |
Arabic | نقاب (muffler, sapper), قناع (cloak, disguise, mask, visor, vizor), وشاح (cordon, kerchief, ribbon, sash, scarf), حجاب (amulet, blind, cameo, cloth, cover, covering, curtain, phylactery, screen), تحجب (film), ستر (coat, cover, cover up, enshroud, inter, screen, shade), خمار (muffler, yashmak), برقع. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скривам (cache, conceal, dissemble, enshroud, hide, hoard, hold back, obscure, plant, put back, screen, secrete, sink, stash, sweep under the carpet, tuck away), ципеста обвивка (involucre), фередже (arab headkerchief, yashmak), воал (fall, fog, fogging, veiling), обвивам (encase, entwine, envelop, fold, jacket, mantle, pack, twine, wind), неясност (dimness, haziness, obscurity), завеса (curtain, drape, drapery), замаскирвам (conceal, mask), забулвам (enshroud, envelop, shroud), було (caul, cloak, film, mesentery, shroud, veiling), пребулвам, покривало (cover, covering, envelope, vesture), перде (cataract, curtain, drapery, mist, walleye). (various references) | |
Chinese | 面纱, 面罩 , 羃 (cover of cloth for food). (various references) | |
Czech | zastírat (conceal), zakrýt (cloud, cover, cover up), zahalit se (wrap up), závoj (blanket, mist, wimple), zástìrka (cloak, pinafore), rouška (cloak, guise, wimple), pláštík (disguise, guise), opona (curtain, curtain call, drop, drop scene), maska (disguise, guise, hood, mask, masque, radiator grill, screen, visor). (various references) | |
Danish | velum (film, pellicle, velum), sloer (blurring, feather, fog, fogging, haze, light diffusion), hinde (film, membrane, pellicle, pericarp), film (film, motion picture, movie). (various references) | |
Dutch | sluieren, sluier (clutter, flash, flash plate, fog), omsluieren. (various references) | |
Esperanto | vualo, vuali. (various references) | |
Faeroese | slør, káva út yvir, hylja (cover). (various references) | |
Farsi | پوشاندن (Apparel, Blanket, Camouflage, Case, Clothe, Coat, Cover, Emboss, Envelop, Immerse, Jacket, Line, Mask, Overcast, Sheath, Sheathe, Shroud, Submerge, Suffuse), پرده زدن (Upholster), پرده (Blind, Curtain, Membrane, Screen), مستوریاپنهان کردن , نقاب (Mask), چادر (Tent), حجاب زدن , حجاب . (various references) | |
Finnish | ketonmuodostus (film, pellicle), kalvonmuodostus (film, pellicle), huntu (bloom, blurring, border rim, cap cloud, fog, fogging, haze, pileus), hunnuttaa, filminmuodostus (film, pellicle). (various references) | |
French | voiler, voile (velum). (various references) | |
German | Schleier (curtain, film, fog, glaze, haze, screen, shroud, veils, yashmak), verschleiern (blur, cloud, cover up, disguise, fog, to fog), verhüllen (cover, disguise, envelope, mantle, mask, to envelope). (various references) | |
Greek | βέλο (fleece). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מעטה (coat, covering, mantle, rig, sheath, wrap), מסוה (cover, disguise, guise, mask), מספחה (kerchief), לוט (cover, enclosed, envelope, enveloped), רעלה (wrap), רדיד (scarf, shawl, stole, tippet), צעיף (mask, muffler, scarf, shawl, stole, tippet). (various references) | |
Hungarian | függöny (arras, blind, curtain, drapes, drop curtain, hangings), fátyol (mist, tissue, veiling). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tudung, kerudung (hood), jilbab, cadar (yashmak). (various references) | |
Italian | velo (cover, film, gauze, shroud, velum). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 覆面 (disguise, mask). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ベール , ふくめん (disguise, mask). (various references) | |
Korean | 베일. (various references) | |
Manx | keiltyn (conceal, concealment, cover, cover up, disguise, dissimulate, dissimulation, harbour, hide, renege, shelter, sneak, suppress, suppression, veneer), follaghey (bo-peep, cache, conceal, cover up, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, dissimulation, hide, hiding, muffle, occult, occultation, secrecy, secrete), curtan (curtain), coodaghey (blanket, coat, cover, envelop, overlay, roof, shield), coodagh (awning, case, coat, coating, cover, envelope, housing, overgrowth, shell, shielding, shroud, wrapper), breidaghey (cloak, cover), breid (cowl, frieze, front). (various references) | |
Papiamen | wal. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eilvay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | véu (wimple), manto (cloak, pillow-sham, pretence, pretense, robe, screen, tunic). (various references) | |
Romanian | voala (fog), voal (screen, tissue), vãl (cloud, cover, mantle, Pall, scale, web), voaletã, paravan (mask, paravane, partition, screen, shield), acoperãmânt (cover, Pall, refuge, roof, shelter), acoperi (adorn, bedeck, cap, cloak, conceal, cover, deck, defilade, defray, disguise, Harbor, harbour, hide, hood, mantle, obfuscate, overgrow, overlap, overlay, overspread, paint, pepper, protect, roof, sheathe, shelter, sow, span, straw, suffuse, top, varnish), ascunde (cloak, conceal, Cork, cover, curtain, cushion, disguise, dissemble, ensconce, enwrap, hide, hood, hugger mugger, keep away, keep back, mask, put away, put by, screen, secrete, shroud, smooth, tuck, tuck away, wrap), camuflaj (black out, camouflage, dazzle), giulgiu (cerement, Pall, shroud, winding sheet), mantã, învãlui (encircle, envelop, mantle, outflank, shroud, surround, wrap), masca (blanket, conceal, disguise, dissimulate, hide, mask, Masquerade), perdea (Arras, cover, curtain, mantle, screen, window-curtain), pretext (blind, color, colour, cover, excuse, ground, guise, handle, mask, occasion, pretence, pretext), tãinui (conceal, Cork, disguise, hide, hood, hush, keep back, lock, mask, reset, secrete), mantie (cloak, cope, gown, Pall, robe). (various references) | |
Russian | вуаль (fog, nun's veiling, vail, veiling, voile), вуалировать вуаль, вуалировать, маска (face guard, faceguard, face-guard, faceveil, guise, mask), маскировать (camouflage, disguise, dissemble, mask), покрывало (bedspread, carpet, counterpane, cover, covering, coverlet, coverlid, overlay, spathe, spread, tapis, throw). (various references) | |
Scottish | sgàil (a shade, conceal, overshadow, shade, shadow), brat (a mantle, apron, covering, mantle). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | veo (pall), zar (really), pokriti velom. (various references) | |
Spanish | velo (film, Mantilla, mist, shroud, veiling, velum). (various references) | |
Swedish | dok (wimple), slöja (nun's veiling, shroud, wimple), flor (crape, gauze), beslöja (obscure). (various references) | |
Turkish | yaşmak, rahibe başlığı (cornet), perde (act, cataract, cloak, curtain, drop, episode, fret, incident, key, pitch, screen, tone, web, webbed), peçe takmak, peçe ile örtmek, peçe (purdah), maskelemek (draw a veil over, mask), maske (color, colour, disguise, guise, mask, shape, visor, vizor), gizlemek (blot out, bottle up, Bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover up, disguise, dissemble, draw a veil over, enshroud, gloss over, gloze, gloze over, hide, hoodwink, hugger mugger, huggermugger, hush, hush up, keep back, keep from, keep in dark, keep in one's bosom, keep smth. under wraps, keep snug, mask, obscure, plant, pocket, screen, secrete, sheathe, shroud, sweep under the carpet, tuck away), duvak, bahane (allegation, blind, cavil, cloak, cop out, cover, evasion, excuse, guise, peg, plea, pretence, pretext, putoff, rise, salvo, shift, stalking horse, subterfuge), başörtüsü (headgear, scarf, shawl, tire), örtü (blanket, canopy, caparison, cloak, cloth, coat, cope, cover, covering, envelope, garment, hood, layout, mantle, nappe, overlay, secundine, shroud, spread, throw, wrap, wrapper). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | серпанок (gauze, haze, mist, wisp, zephyr), машкара (antic, cloak), закривати покривалом (wimple), завіса (butt, cloud, curtain, drapery, hinge), приховувати (becloud, blind, cache, cloak, conceal, disguise, dissemble, dissimulate, hide, hoodwink, hugger mugger, obumbrate, palliate, put by, salt away, stash away, subduct, vizor, wry), покривало (bedcover, carpet, cerement, coverlet, coverlid, overlay). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | mạng che mặt trướng, màn bê ngoài giả dối, lốt tiếng khàn, ở âm phủ đi tu. (various references) | |
Welsh | llen (blind, curtain, sheet), gorchuddio (cover), gorchudd (cover, covering). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old Persian | 600 BCE-300 BCE | taq. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | amici, amicietur, amicis, amicitur, amicta, amicti, amictos, amictu, amictum, amictus, calautica, obtexit, vela, velabant, velabat, velabis, velabitis, velamen, velamina, velamine, velantium, velare, velatam, velato, velatum, velatur, velaverunt, velet, velum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai euqewV apepeson apo twn ofqalmwn autou wsei lepideV anebleyen te paracrhma kai anastaV ebaptisqh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et confestim ceciderunt ab oculis eius tamquam squamae et visum recepit et surgens baptizatus est |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And anoon as the scalis felden fro hise iyen, he resseyuede siyt. And he roos, and was baptisid. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And immediatly ther fell from his eyes as it had bene scales and he receaved syght and arose and was baptised |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 18 |
| Albanian | Në këtë çast i ranë nga sytë disa si luspa, dhe ai fitoi përsëri të parit; pastaj u ngrit dhe u pagëzua. |
| Cebuano | Ug dihadiha gikan sa iyang mga mata may nangatagak nga morag mga himbis, ug siya nahiulian sa iyang igtatan-aw. Unya mitindog siya ug gibautismohan, |
| Chinese | 掃 羅 的 眼 睛 上 、 好 像 有 鱗 立 刻 掉 下 來 、 他 就 能 看 見 、 於 是 起 來 受 了 洗 ． |
| Croatian | I odmah mu s oèiju spade nešto kao ljuske te on progleda pa usta, krsti se |
| Danish | Og straks faldt der ligesom Skæl fra hans Øjne, og han blev seende, og han stod op og blev døbt. |
| Dutch | En terstond vielen af van zijn ogen gelijk als schellen, en hij werd terstond wederom ziende; en stond op, en werd gedoopt. |
| Finnish | Ja heti putosivat hänen silmistään ikäänkuin suomukset, ja hän sai näkönsä ja nousi ja otti kasteen. |
| French | Au même instant, il tomba de ses yeux comme des écailles, et il recouvra la vue. Il se leva, et fut baptisé; |
| German | Und alsobald fiel es von seinen Augen wie Schuppen, und er ward wieder sehend |
| Hungarian | És azonnal mintegy pikkelyek estek le szemeirõl, és mindjárt visszanyeré látását; és felkelvén, megkeresztelkedék; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saat itu juga sesuatu yang seperti sisik ikan terlepas dari mata Saulus dan ia dapat melihat kembali. Maka ia pun bangun, lalu dibaptis. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka seketika itu juga gugurlah selaput daripada matanya, lalu ia pun nampak semula, maka bangkitlah ia, lalu dibaptiskan. |
| Maori | Na marere tonu iho etahi mea, ano he unahi, i ona kanohi, a kite ana ia, ka whakatika, ka iriiria. |
| Norwegian | Og straks falt det likesom skjell fra hans øine, og han fikk sitt syn igjen, og han stod op og blev døpt, |
| Portuguese | Logo lhe caíram dos olhos como que umas escamas, e recuperou a vista: então, levantando-se, foi batizado. |
| Rumanian | Chiar kn clipa aceea, au cqzut de pe ochii lui un fel de solzi; wi el wi -a cqpqtat iarqw vederea. Apoi s`a sculat, wi a fost botezat. |
| Shuar | Nu chichamaik ni jiiya Namaká saepeya aanin iniaarmiayi. Túrunamtai ataksha iimmiayi. Túruna wajaki we imianmiayi. |
| Swahili | Mara vitu kama magamba vikaanguka kutoka macho ya Saulo, akaweza kuona tena. Akasimama, akabatizwa. |
| Swedish | Då var det strax såsom om fjäll föllo ifrån hans ögon, och han fick sin syn igen. Och han stod upp och lät döpa sig. |
| Uma | Nto'u toe, ria to hewa ruke uru molepa' ngkai mata Saulus, pai' pehilo mpu'u-imi. Pokore-nami Saulus, pai' -i raniu' jadi' topetuku' Pue' Yesus. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "veil": veiled, veiledly, veiler, veilers, veiling, veilings, veillike, veils. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "veil": surveil, unveil. (additional references) | |
Words containing "veil": countersurveillance, countersurveillances, reveille, reveilles, surveillance, surveillances, surveillant, surveillants, surveilled, surveilling, surveils, unveiled, unveiling, unveilings, unveils. (additional references) | |
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"Veil" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aveil, eil, eveil, evell, Evig, evile, evill, evilo, evim, evio, evip, eviq, geil, leil, oeil, pvuii, Ueli, vaib, vaig, vaio, veab, veah, veak, veale, vealy, veap, veau, veaw, veaz, veei, veel, vefl, vegi, vei, veid, veig, Veii, veik, veild, veile, veilo, veim, veinl, veir, veis, veit, vel, velf, velia, Veliko, velim, velin, velir, velp, venil, venl, veo, veril, verio, verl, vetl, veu, vewl, vexi, vey, veye, vief, vieg, vieh, viek, viel, viey, vihl, Viiib, vil, vilg, vili, vilie, vilk, vivile, voig, voij, voil, voip, voiu, voiz, vril, vuel, vuil, vvi. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "veil" (pronounced vā"l) |
| 3 | v ā" l | avail, surveil, prevail, travail, unveil, Vail, Vale. |
| 2 | -ā" l | ail, ale, assail, bail, bale, braille, Carrell, curtail, dale, derail, detail, entail, exhale, fail, flail, frail, gale, grail, hail, Hale, impale, stale, tail, tale, inhale, jail, kail, kale, mail, maile, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, quale, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, trail, tramell, wail, Wale, whale. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: evil, live, vile. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-v" | |
-1 letter: lei, lev, lie, vie. | |
-2 letters: el, li. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-v" | |
+1 letter: alive, devil, ervil, evils, kevil, levin, lieve, lived, liven, liver, lives, livre, olive, veils, vexil, viler, voile. | |
+2 letters: alevin, alvine, belive, blivet, clevis, devils, drivel, eluvia, elvish, ervils, eviler, evilly, glaive, kelvin, kevils, levied, levier, levies, levins, levity, liever, lively, livens, livers, livery, livest, livier, livres, livyer, olives, pelvic, pelvis, relive, revile, silvae, silver, silvex, sliver, snivel, swivel, unlive, unveil, vagile, vailed, valine, valise, veiled, veiler, veinal, venial, verily, vexils, viable, vialed, vilely, vilest, villae, vineal, violet, virile, vittle, voiles, weevil. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Frequency 16. Names: Derived from | 17. Expressions 18. Expressions: Internet 19. Translations: Modern 20. Translations: Ancient | 21. Bible Trace 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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