veil (val)

[Formerly also vail, vayle; The veil of the temple was rent in twain. Mat. xxvii. 51. 6711 To take the veil, to a ume the veil according to the custom of a woman when she becomes a nun; hence, to retire to a nunnery. On first entering the nunnery the vein auricle of the heart. The veins of the portal system have no valves. The blood in the systemic veins is dark-red in color, and flows in a continuous stream. The umbilical desires to become a nun, in certain convents she takes the black veil, when she pronounces the irrevocable vows. - Veil of the palate. See palate . veil (val), v. t. [Early mod. E. also vail , vayle ; veilen , veyllen , veiler , voiler , F. voiler = Sp. Pg. velar = It. velare , velare , cover, wrap, envelop, veil, vēlum , a veil: see veil , n.] 1. To cover with a veil, as the face, or face and head; cover the face of with a veil. Vnto grace be seyd, and ther-to veylle thi hode. Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 58. Her face was veil'd , yet to my fancied sight Love, sweetne , goodne , in her person shined. Milton , Sonnets, xviii. I veil bright Julia underneath that name. No fog-cloud veiled the deep. 2. A piece of stuff, usually very light and more or le transparent, as lawn or lace, intended 2. To invest; enshroud; envelop; hide. to conceal, wholly or in part, the features from close observation, while not materially ob- struct ing the vision of the wearer; hence, such a piece of stuff forming a head-dre or part of a head-dre , especially for women. In the early middle ages the veil was commonly circular or semi- circular in shape, and was worn in many ways. At a later time it was attached to the high and heavy head-dre es, IMG:content-1739.jpg:[blocks in formation] such as the escoffion and the hennin, and was a mere ornamental appendage, not admitting of being drawn over the face. The veil, when small, is indistinguishable from the kerchief. In modern use the veil is a piece of gauze, grenadine, lace, crape, or similar fabric used to cover the face, either for concealment or as a screen against sunlight, dust, insects, etc. In this capacity it usually forms no nece ary part of the head-dre , but is attached to the bonnet or hat. Wering a vayle [var. fayle ] instide of wymple. Rom . of the Rose , 1. 3864. Bonnet nor veil henceforth no creature wear! Nor sun nor wind will ever strive to ki you. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 1081. Your veil, forsooth! what, do you dread being gazed at? or are you afraid of your complexion? Sheridan, The Duenna, i. 3. 3. Hence, anything that prevents observation; a covering, mask, or disguise; also, a pretense. I will.. pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so seeming Mistre Page. Shak., M. W. of W., iii. 2. 42. His most objectionable enterprises, even, were covered with a veil of religion. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 24. 4. A scarf tied to or hanging from a pastoral staff. See orarium1, 3, sudarium ( a ), vexillum, and banderole, 1 (b).-5. In an at. and zoöl., a velum.-6. In bot.: ( a ) In Hymenomycetes, same as velum, 2 ( a ). (b) In Discomycetes, a membranous or fibrous coating stretching over the mouth of the cup. (c) In mo es, same as ca lyptra, 1 (a).-7. In phonation, an obscuration the clearne of the tones, either from a natural conformation of the larynx or from some accidental condition, as fatigue or a cold. The natural veil in some gifted and highly trained sing ers is often a beauty, while a huskine to imperfect use or accidental interference is a decided blemish. A voice in which a veil is present is called veiled, or voce velata or voix sombrée. - Demi-veil, a short veil worn by women, which superseded about 1855 the long veil previously worn. - Egyptian veil, in modern costume for women, a veil worn around the head and neck and tied under the chin. - Eucharistic veils, sacramental veils, the veils or cloths of linen, silk, etc., used to cover the eucharistic ve els and the elements or species during the celebration of ma or holy communion. Those ordinarily used in the Western Church are the pall, the chalice veil, which covers both chalice and paten before, after, and during part of celebration, and, in the Anglican Church, the post-communion veil. To these may be added the corporal (partly used to cover the bread), the humeral veil, and formerly the offertory veil. In the Greek Church there are separate veils for the paten and chalice, and a third veil, of thinner material, the air or aër, covering both. - Humeral, Lenten, offertory veil. See the qualifying words. - Marginal veil. See velum, 2 (a). B. Jonson, Poetaster, i. 1. Whittier, The Exiles. She bow'd as if to veil a noble tear. Tennyson, Prince , iii. 3. Figuratively, to conceal; mask; disguise. To keep your great pretences veil'd till when They needs must show themselves. Shak., Cor., i. 2. 20. Half to show, half veil the deep intent. Pope , Dunciad, iv. 4. Veiled calamary, a cephalopod of the genus Histioteu this, with six arms webbed together, the other arms loose, and the coloration gorgeous. - Veiled plate, in photog., a negative or other plate of which the parts that should be clear are obscured by a slight fog. - Veiled voice. See veil, n., 7. veiler (vā'lėr), n. [Formerly also vailer; And feare full thunder, vailer of earth's pride. Tourneur , Trans. Metamorphosis, st. 3. veiling (vā'ling), n. [Formerly also vailing ; verbal n. of veil , v.] 1. The act of concealing with a veil.-2. A veil; a thin covering.-3. Material for making veils: as, nun's- veiling ; silk veiling . veille (vāl'les), a . [ veil +-le .] Destitute of a veil. Tennyson, Geraint.