Leichtes, meist durchsichtiges Gewebe, Teil der weibl. Tracht zur Verhüllung des Gesichts; in islam. Ländern auch heute noch.
ETYM Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.
Atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility.
ETYM Old Eng. veile, Old Fren. veile, French voile, Latin velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably from vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. Related to Vehicle, Reveal.
1. That which veils or conceals.
2. A piece of fabric used to cover an object, such as a piece of gauze used to hide or protect the face.
3. A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
4. The membrane of certain mushrooms, also called the velum.