Vail
/veɪl/noun
A veil or covering, especially one worn to conceal the face.
Did you know?**Vail** is an older English spelling and variant of **veil**, ultimately from Latin *vēlum* meaning “sail” or “curtain,” a root that also gave us words tied to covering and concealment.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
vēlum
“a sail, curtain, covering”
Old French
OF
veil
“a covering or curtain”
Middle English
ME
vail
“a veil; a covering for the face or head”
Modern English
English
vail
“an archaic or dialectal form of veil”
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