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veiling

/vey-ling/US // ˈveɪ lɪŋ //UK // (ˈveɪlɪŋ) //

面纱,隐蔽性,纱幔,纱窗

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act of covering with or as if with a veil.
    • : a veil.
    • : a thin net for veils.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Forms: veiled

Examples

  • In 2005, the regime launched a “culture of modesty” campaign aimed at enforcing stricter veiling.

  • Her face was mild and pale; but it was the transparent hue of the virgin flower of spring, clad in her veiling leaves.

  • Richard felt his knees smiting together, and a darkening mist veiling his eyes.

  • The snow had begun to fall in large flakes, veiling the melancholy landscape in mist and dimness.

  • The font, of Norman design, was preserved from mutilation in Puritan times by veiling its beauties beneath a covering of plaster.

  • "And ten more spear-lengths would have sufficed," said she, veiling her vexation as best she might.