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takes the veil

takes the veil is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take the veil.

Meaning of take the veil

Verb

take the veil (third-person singular simple present takes the veil, present participle taking the veil, simple past took the veil, past participle taken the veil)

  1. (idiomatic) To retire into a convent and live as a nun.
    • “[…] I shall devote myself for a time to the examination of the Roman Catholic dogmas, and to a careful study of the workings of their system: if I find it to be, as I half suspect it is, the one best calculated to ensure the doing of all things decently and in order, I shall embrace the tenets of...1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter VII, in Jane Eyre. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 185

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What is takes the veil the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes the veil is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take the veil.

Words near takes the veil in the dictionary

  1. takes the stand
  2. takes the studs
  3. takes the sun
  4. takes the time
  5. takes the trouble
  6. takes the veil
  7. takes the weight off
  8. takes the weight off one's feet
  9. takes the wheel
  10. takes the wind out of someone's sails
  11. takes the words out of someone's mouth

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