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Antonyms for veiled

Grammar : Adj
Spell : veyld
Phonetic Transcription : veɪld

Definition of veiled

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French veler, voiller, from Latin velare "to cover, veil," from velum (see veil (n.)). Figurative sense of "to conceal" (something immaterial) is recorded from 1530s. Related: Veiled; veiling.
  • adj disguised
Example sentences :
  • Mr Verloc intimated in a throaty, veiled murmur that he was no longer young.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • In every litter sat a veiled woman, and the princess was in their midst.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • The bride, veiled in a red veil, was led in by two maid-servants.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Veiled as it was by the gathering gloom, she yet could not keep it towards me.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • In one, and only one, of all these figures his dignity is veiled in sadness.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • Somehow, her veiled countenance was impressive of lingering, bitter emotions.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • The sky that morning was grey with a hazy heat, which veiled the sun.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • In this remark there was a veiled allusion to Monsieur Lebigre's proposal.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • The sun was warm, the breeze was light, the horizon was veiled with a liquid haze.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • It occurred to Rotherby that this was a veiled reproof for the ill manners of the omission.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for veiled

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