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 +[[Image:Veronica's Veil (Francisco de Zurbarán, Bilbao).jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Veil of Veronica]]'' by [[Francisco de Zurbarán]], [[Bilbao Fine Arts Museum]], see [[Veronica's Veil (Francisco de Zurbarán) |...]]]]
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-# Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of [[gauze]], crape, or similar [[diaphanous]] material, to hide or protect the face.+A '''veil''' is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the [[human head|head]] or [[face]].
-#* '''2007'''. Zerzan, John. ''Silence''. p. 4.+
-#*: Beckett complains that "in the forest of symbols" there is never quiet, and longs to break through the '''veil''' of language to silence.+
-# A [[cover]]; [[disguise]]; a [[mask]]; a [[pretense]].+
-A '''veil''' is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the [[head (anatomy)|head]] or [[face]]. As a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space.+One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space. The actual [[sociocultural]], [[psychological]], and [[sociosexual]] functions of veils have not been studied extensively but most likely include the maintenance of [[social distance]] and the communication of social status and [[cultural identity]].
 +==Etymology==
 +"Veil" came from [[Latin]] ''vēlum'', which also means "[[sail]]".
 +There are two theories about the origin of the word ''vēlum'':-
 +* Via the "covering" meaning, from ([[Proto-Indo-European root|Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)|root]]) *''wel''- = "to cover, to enclose".
 +* Via the "sail" meaning, from Indo-European *''weghslom'', from root *''wegh-'' = "way" or "carry in a vehicle", because it makes the ship move.
==See also== ==See also==
 +*[[Veronica's veil]]
 +*[[Veiled marble]]
 +**''[[The Veiled Virgin]]''[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:The_veiled_Nun_from_original_in_Marble._Corcoran_Art_Gallery,_from_Robert_N._Dennis_collection_of_stereoscopic_views.jpg?uselang=it] by [[Giovanni Strazza]]
 +*[[Curtain]]
 +*[[Purdah]]
*[[Dance of the Seven Veils]] *[[Dance of the Seven Veils]]
*[[The wearing of veils by Muslim women has raised political issues in the West in the 2000s]] *[[The wearing of veils by Muslim women has raised political issues in the West in the 2000s]]
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A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face.

One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space. The actual sociocultural, psychological, and sociosexual functions of veils have not been studied extensively but most likely include the maintenance of social distance and the communication of social status and cultural identity.

Etymology

"Veil" came from Latin vēlum, which also means "sail". There are two theories about the origin of the word vēlum:-

  • Via the "covering" meaning, from (Indo-European root) *wel- = "to cover, to enclose".
  • Via the "sail" meaning, from Indo-European *weghslom, from root *wegh- = "way" or "carry in a vehicle", because it makes the ship move.

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