Veilings
/ˈveɪ.lɪŋz/noun
Plural of veiling: a fabric or covering used to conceal or partially obscure something.
Did you know?Veil comes from Latin velum, meaning a covering or curtain, a root that also gave us words tied to sails and secret shutting-away.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wel-
“to cover, conceal”
Latin
Latin
velum
“a covering, curtain, sail”
Old French
OF
veil
“a covering, curtain; a woman's face covering”
Middle English
English
veile
“a covering or curtain”
Modern English
English
veiling
“the act or material of covering with a veil”