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词汇 veil-cloth
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Definition of veil-cloth in English:

veil-cloth

noun
  • 1Christian Church a cloth used in a church to drape or conceal the altar, or a crucifix, image, etc., especially during Lent (historical in later use).

  • 2(As a count noun) a piece of cloth worn as a veil over the face, hair, or the body; (as a mass noun) light or gauzy fabric of a type suitable for making veils.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in Churchwardens' Accounts Heybridge, Essex.

Definition of veil-cloth in US English:

veil-cloth

noun
  • 1Christian Church a cloth used in a church to drape or conceal the altar, or a crucifix, image, etc., especially during Lent (historical in later use).

  • 2(As a count noun) a piece of cloth worn as a veil over the face, hair, or the body; (as a mass noun) light or gauzy fabric of a type suitable for making veils.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in Churchwardens' Accounts Heybridge, Essex.

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