veil
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“Two years later I had a veil already,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The veil between this world and the next is so thin that Clark can literally walk right through it, from his dingy store into the familiar yellow dimension of the film’s opening sequence.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Her face was concealed by a veil, a wide-brim hat and a white parasol that she said was inspired by an image of a jellyfish that excited her 2-year-old daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Lisa, a member of the K-Pop group BLACKPINK, wears a white Robert Wun gown with an interesting illusion: mannequin arms hold up a white veil, while her real arms are free to pose.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Isobel pushes the veil that is slipping over her face back behind her head again.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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