| 单词 | veil-clad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasveil-clad C3. Instrumental, as veil-hid, veil-clad, etc. ΚΠ 1826 W. Elliott Nun 41 A veil-hid sister beckons at the door. 1846 C. Elizabeth Convent Bell 17 Where in St. Clara's sanctuary, Each veil-clad votaress dwells. 1887 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 28 Apr. Bright eyes glanced with inquiry at her veil-swathed face. 1907 Good Housek. June 720/1 The sunlight and dust of auto travel, to which even a veil-covered hat is necessarily exposed. 1948 Vogue Mar. 218/3 For the simplest, wrapped silhouette, a veil-draped, dipping hat. 1967 N.Y. Times 3 Oct. 54/1 A veil shrouded arena that suggested the Paris salon more than the Indian temple. 2002 P. Parshall & J. Parshall Lifting Veil xiii. 217 The pressure a Western convert feels was expressed by veil-clad American women who were participating in a discussion inside a mosque in Columbia. < as lemmas |
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