'Veiling' definitions:
Definition of 'veiling'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Veiling'
From: GCIDE
- Veiling \Veil"ing\, n. A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Veiling'
From: GCIDE
- Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Veiling.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See Veil, n.] [Written also vail.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. [1913 Webster]
- Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal. [1913 Webster]
- To keep your great pretenses veiled. --Shak. [1913 Webster]