Plural of veil
regular plural
The plural of veil is veils.
Forms of veil
| Singular | veil /veɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | veils |
| Countable | countable |
Veils in a sentence
- And then the candidate's dance of the seven veils has begun.2006 December 5, Ron Elving, “Declaring for President is a Dance of Seven Veils”, in National Public Radio, US, retrieved 27 Sep 2015. From the entry dance of the seven veils
- Hygrophanous pilei, the lack of viscid or gelatinous veils and well-developed cortinas characterize most species.2004, Ursula Peintner, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, Rytas Vilgalys, “Toward a better understanding of the infrageneric relationships in Cortinarius…. From the entry cortina
- If ye must be wimpleless, be provided with warm capes, and black veils over them.1948, Roger Sherman Loomis, Rudolph Willard, transl., Medieval English Verse and Prose in Modernized Versions, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry wimpleless
- Eadyth managed to make one of her beekeeping veils into a bridal veil hanging from a circlet of Drifa’s flowers.2010, Sandra Hill, Viking in Love, New York, N.Y.: Avon, →ISBN, page 353. From the entry Saxon
- You would be amazed at what is hidden by those kaftanlike cloaks and veils that Moroccan women wear!1982, Evelyn Stenbock, Teach Yourself to Write, Writer's Digest Books, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry kaftanlike
Meaning of veil
- noun Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- noun Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
- noun A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
Questions about the plural of veil
- What is the plural of veil?
- The plural of veil is veils.
- Is veil countable?
- Veil is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: veil (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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