black veil
Widow's face shroud
A black veil is a piece of dark fabric worn over the face or head, traditionally associated with mourning, widowhood, or religious observance.
Nuns may wear black veils as part of their habit.
In funeral contexts, widows historically wore black veils as a visible sign of grief: She lifted her black veil to dab at her eyes.
The phrase carries gothic or mysterious connotations in literature and fashion.
- mourningPeriod following loss
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
- widow's weedsBereaved woman's black garments
- funeralService honoring the dead
- mourning dressClothing for bereavement
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- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- mourningfuneral, burial, grief, bereavement, wake
- nunsnun, nuns, sister, sisters, convent
- religious garmentshabit, robe, cassock, cowl, scapular
- death symbolsskull, skeleton, coffin, tombstone, gravestone
- death artmemento mori, vanitas, danse macabre, dance of death, skull art
black veilbridal veil
Sheer fabric worn by brides
wedding veil · white veil · party hat · flower crown · tiara
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