veiling

The act of covering with a veil.

Noun

  1. The act of covering with a veil.
    • […] there are several examples of forced veilings of noblewomen and queens from the early Middle Ages. - 2011, Gwen Seabourne, Imprisoning Medieval Women:
    • Ms. Amini’s alleged crime was “improperly” wearing hijab, violating Iran’s law requiring mandatory veiling. - 2022 September 30, Mahsa Alimardani, Kendra Albert, Afsaneh Rigot, “Big Tech Should Support the Iranian...
  2. Material for making veils.
    • clad in heavy black veiling and fairly dripping in widow's weeds - 1971, “Better Blatant Than Latent”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 3:

Forms

veilings

Derived

nun's veiling

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of veil