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veillike

adj

Etymology

From veil + -like.

  1. derived from vēlum
  2. derived from veil
  3. inherited from veil
  4. suffixed as veillike — “veil + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a veil.

    • The moon went slowly down in chastened loveliness; she departed like some sweet bride into her chamber, and long veil-like shadows crept up the sky through which the stars peeped shyly out.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA