A veil, a lappet.

In biblical translations and allusions: a woman's head-covering. Obsolete.

A head-covering or veil made of this material. Obsolete.

As an article of dress or personal adornment. A kind of veil worn by women; esp. one hanging from the front of a bonnet. Obsolete.

A type of large veil; = mantilla, n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

A large light veil or scarf, often of black lace, worn by (esp. Spanish) women over the head and covering the shoulders.

a veil worn by a bride, now typically a piece of net, tulle, or other gauzy fabric that covers the hair and sometimes the face.

A veil of cloth wound round the head leaving only the eyes uncovered and worn by the men of the Tuareg people of the central Sahara desert.

A little veil.

The double veil concealing the part of the face below the eyes, worn by Muslim women in public.

A conventional badge of mourning. Usually plural. The long black crape veil of a widow.

a short net veil, designed to cup and (partially) cover the face, and often attached to a fascinator or hat.

a type of medium-length bridal veil that reaches to just below the waist (or, with the arms at rest by one's side, to the fingertips).

A covering for the head or face worn by some married (chiefly Hindu) women. Cf. dupatta, n., orhni, n.

a kind of veil.

A veil worn by some Muslim women, covering all of the face and having two holes for the eyes.

(with the) a garment worn by some Muslim women which covers the head and face, such as the niqab, or whole body, such as the burka.