Veil

Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face.

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Famous quotes containing the word veil:

    “Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it “the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.” The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of “Artist.””
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)

    “I shall have the veil withdrawn and be allowed to gaze unblinded on the narrow limits of my own possibilities.”
    —Beatrice Potter Webb (1858–1943)

    “When will the veil be lifted that casts so black a night over the universe? God of Israel, lift at last the gloom: For how long will you be hidden?”
    —Jean Racine (1639–1699)