veiling

noun

veil·​ing ˈvā-liŋ How to pronounce veiling (audio)
1
: any of various light sheer fabrics
2
: veil

Examples of veiling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Seduction is a kind of sorcery that designers played with via cone bras and transparent (tulle) veiling that was like a physical replication of a soft filter. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024 During the 2021 presidential campaign, for example, women who did not adhere to traditional veiling practices appeared in pro-Raisi advertisements. Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2024 One of the most prominent of the newer crop, twenty-six-year-old Estee Williams, started making content in 2022; her TikToks on hair curling and Christian veiling soon reached hundreds of thousands of viewers. Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024 Some women activists took up the black chador and veiling as emblems of rebellion. Azadeh Moaveni, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for veiling 

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English veylinge, from veil veil entry 1 + -inge -ing entry 1

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of veiling was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Veiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veiling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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