veillessadj.

Brit.

/ˈveɪlləs/, U.S.

/ˈveɪ(l)ləs/

Forms: see veil n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: veil n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < veil n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Not concealed or obscured; unshaded, unclouded.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowed > lying in shade or abounding in shade > not

veilless1661

shadeless1837

1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio iii. 311 In the Pitch of Words those Pearls divine [he] Hides, from the eyes of such perverting Swine, Which in their splendrous [printed spendrous] beauties otherwise, Should Vail-less be exposed to their eyes.

1772 S. Paterson Joineriana I. 48 If she [sc. Truth] condescended to appear in her own veiless and majestic simplicity—no matter to who—they knew they could not be deceived.

1823 S. L. Fairfield Poems 110 The Being, whose bright glories shine O'er the emerald lawn, that his veilless eye gilds.

1888 H. Drummond Trop. Afr. v. 109 The glittering ball, whose daily march across the burnished and veilless zenith brings him untold agony.

1909 Harper's Weekly 24 Apr. 22/1 The military band played under a veilless moon.

1984 Washington Post 18 Aug. (Style section) c3 His imagery is naked, veilless and stark.

2. Having no veil; not provided with or protected by a veil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a veil > not

uncovered1585

unveiled1606

veilless1822

1822 H. H. Milman Martyr of Antioch 55 That head, whose veilless blaze Fill'd angels with amaze.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 73 Half whistling and half singing a coarse song, He drove the dust against her veilless eyes.

1926 Foreign Affairs 3 593 They are still not quite used to seeing her, in Europeanized clothes and veilless.

1992 Iranian Stud. 25 81 To rid society of veil-less women, seaside beaches, bars, and other ‘sinful’ manifestations of the non-Islamic world.

2004 M. Dobkin I never loved Man the Way I love You x. 213 Coretta King..was seated in the front pew, again in black but this time veilless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	veilless
释义	veillessadj. Brit. /ˈveɪlləs/, U.S. /ˈveɪ(l)ləs/ Forms: see veil n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: veil n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < veil n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Not concealed or obscured; unshaded, unclouded. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowed > lying in shade or abounding in shade > not veilless1661 shadeless1837 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio iii. 311 In the Pitch of Words those Pearls divine [he] Hides, from the eyes of such perverting Swine, Which in their splendrous [printed spendrous] beauties otherwise, Should Vail-less be exposed to their eyes. 1772 S. Paterson Joineriana I. 48 If she [sc. Truth] condescended to appear in her own veiless and majestic simplicity—no matter to who—they knew they could not be deceived. 1823 S. L. Fairfield Poems 110 The Being, whose bright glories shine O'er the emerald lawn, that his veilless eye gilds. 1888 H. Drummond Trop. Afr. v. 109 The glittering ball, whose daily march across the burnished and veilless zenith brings him untold agony. 1909 Harper's Weekly 24 Apr. 22/1 The military band played under a veilless moon. 1984 Washington Post 18 Aug. (Style section) c3 His imagery is naked, veilless and stark. 2. Having no veil; not provided with or protected by a veil. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a veil > not uncovered1585 unveiled1606 veilless1822 1822 H. H. Milman Martyr of Antioch 55 That head, whose veilless blaze Fill'd angels with amaze. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 73 Half whistling and half singing a coarse song, He drove the dust against her veilless eyes. 1926 Foreign Affairs 3 593 They are still not quite used to seeing her, in Europeanized clothes and veilless. 1992 Iranian Stud. 25 81 To rid society of veil-less women, seaside beaches, bars, and other ‘sinful’ manifestations of the non-Islamic world. 2004 M. Dobkin I never loved Man the Way I love You x. 213 Coretta King..was seated in the front pew, again in black but this time veilless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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