veil
Signification (Anglais)
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- Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
- A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
- A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
- The calyptra of mosses.
- velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
- A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
- A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
- An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
- That which separates the living and the spirit world.
Concepts
voile
voiler
abaya
couvrir
cacher
rideau
voilette
déguisement
masque
se voiler
drapeau
parapluie
parasol
couverture
drap
brouillard
brume
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/veɪl/
Étymologie (Anglais)
From Middle English veil, veyl, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French veil (“sail, veil, shroud”) (Francien Old French voil, French voile), Latin vēlum (“cloth, covering”). Displaced Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”) (compare German Schleier). Doublet of velum and voile.
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