veiling
Hiding from view
Veiling is the practice of wearing a veil, particularly as a religious or cultural custom: The debate over veiling in public spaces continues.
The word also refers to veil fabric or material used for making veils.
More abstractly, veiling is the act of concealing or obscuring something: the veiling of intentions behind diplomatic language.
Burial cloth or covering
hide · cover · camouflage · smokescreen · pall · shadow · fog · mist
Muslim woman's headscarf
- niqabVeil concealing the face
- chadorFull-body outer cloak
- wimpleCloth framing the face
- habitSettled regular tendency
modesty · purdah · covering · observance · tradition · devotion · consecration · dupatta
Fine net fabric
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- blusherCheek-tinting cosmetic
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- fingertipTerminal phalanx pad
mantilla · chiffon · organza · silk · embroidery · beading · headpiece · comb
Fine net fabric
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- voileSheer, lightweight textile
- meshInterlocking open weave
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
gossamer · mull · scrim · organza · cheesecloth · leno · netting · chiffon
Something hard to fathom
cryptic · inscrutable · mystique · intrigue · clandestine · shadowy · unknowable · obscured
Bereaved wife, unmarried since
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- funeralService honoring the dead
- blackDarkest possible hue
- crapeCrinkled mourning textile
bereavement · weeper · sorrow · memorial · graveside · lamentation · condolence · remembrance
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
mask · hide · cover · camouflage · smokescreen · pall · shadow · fog · mist · haze
hijab
Muslim woman's headscarf
habit · modesty · purdah · covering · observance · tradition · devotion · consecration · habit · dupatta
tulle
Fine net fabric
fingertip · mantilla · chiffon · organza · silk · embroidery · beading · headpiece · comb · bride
tulle
Fine net fabric
gauze · gossamer · mull · scrim · organza · cheesecloth · leno · netting · chiffon · lace
enigma
Something hard to fathom
occult · cryptic · inscrutable · mystique · intrigue · clandestine · shadowy · unknowable · obscured · esoteric
widow
Bereaved wife, unmarried since
crape · bereavement · weeper · sorrow · memorial · graveside · lamentation · condolence · remembrance · wake
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
- body customsgrooming, body modification, body art, tattooing, piercing
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- covering upwrapping, draping, cloaking, shrouding, encasing
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
veilingunveiling
Act of first revealing
revealing · exposing · uncovering · baring · displaying
veilingdisclosing
Making information known
revealing · exposing · divulging · unveiling · publishing
veilingclarifying
Making something understandable
illuminating · elucidating · explaining · clearing · brightening