mourning veils
Funeral widow's gauze
Mourning veils are black veils worn by women as part of funeral or bereavement dress, traditionally covering the face or draping from a hat.
Once standard attire for widows and female mourners, they signified grief and withdrawal from public life.
The practice has largely faded in Western cultures, though veils still appear at formal funerals: She lifted her mourning veil to accept condolences.
- blackDarkest possible hue
- widowBereaved wife, unmarried since
- widow's weedsBereaved woman's black garments
- funeralService honoring the dead
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
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mourning veilsfestive attire
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