n. [ OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See Vehicle, and cf. Reveal. ]
The veil of the temple was rent in twain. Matt. xxvii. 51. [ 1913 Webster ]
She, as a veil down to the slender waist,
Her unadornéd golden tresses wore. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ I will ] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so seeming Mistress Page. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To take the veil (Eccl.),
v. t.
Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight,
Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
To keep your great pretenses veiled. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. “Words used to convey a veiled meaning.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Photog.) A fogged plate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no veil. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]