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单词 head veil
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head veil
head veil n. a veil covering (part of) the head; (sometimes) spec. a veil worn over the hair as opposed to the face, such as the hijab or the veil worn by some orders of Christian nuns.
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1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. xv. 291 Behind the bier walk the female mourners..with their hair dishevelled, though generally concealed by the head-veil.
1896 L. Eckenstein Woman under Monasticism 115 The dark head-veil is given up for white and coloured head-dresses.
1926 D. H. Lawrence David i. 9 Tissue from Egypt, head-veils from Pharaoh's house!
2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Feb. i. 11/1 The storm..has inflated the woman's robe and head veil, pulling them away like a sail.
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