Veil

  • 11Veil —   [vɛj], Simone Annie, französische Politikerin, * Nizza 13. 7. 1927; Juristin; 1944 45 in den KZ Auschwitz und Bergen Belsen inhaftiert; ab 1957 im Justizministerium tätig, 1970 74 als erste Frau Generalsekretärin des Conseil Supérieur de la… …

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  • 12veil — vb *cover, overspread, envelop, wrap, shroud Analogous words: mask, cloak, camouflage, *disguise: conceal, *hide, secrete, screen …

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  • 13Veil — [vɛj ] (französische Politikerin) …

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  • 14Veil — This article is about the article of clothing, or a religious item. For other uses, see Veil (disambiguation). Standing woman holding her veil. Terracotta figurine, ca. 400–375 BC. A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by… …

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  • 15Veil — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Weil. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia  …

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  • 16veil — veil1 [veıl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: veile, from Latin vela, plural of velum sail, curtain, cloth, veil ] 1.) a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons ▪ She …

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  • 17veil — noun 1 piece of material for covering a woman s head ADJECTIVE ▪ thin ▪ black, white ▪ bridal, wedding ▪ The bridal veil was fringed with lace …

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  • 18veil — veil1 [ veıl ] noun count * 1. ) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face a ) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by women in Islamic countries 2. ) a layer of something… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19veil — [[t]ve͟ɪl[/t]] veils 1) N COUNT A veil is a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face. She s got long fair hair but she s got a veil over it... She swathes her face in a veil of… …

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  • 20veil — I UK [veɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms veil : singular veil plural veils * 1) a) a thin piece of cloth worn over a woman s head and often partly over her face b) the veil the practice of wearing a veil for covering the face, followed by… …

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