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Encyclopedia: Veil

Veils are articles of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, which cover some part of the head or face.

Translations

How to say "Veil" in other languages:

	(German)	Schleier
	(French)	Voile (vêtement)

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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls is a very popular name for waterfalls. Variant spellings include Bridalveil Falls or Bridalveil Fall . Falls by this name include: Bridal Veil Falls, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia In Canada: Bridal Veil Falls, Banff National Park, Alberta Bridal Veil...

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Beyond the Veil

Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi is a book about gender dynamics in a modern muslim society. Beyond The Veil (album) is also an album of the Norwegian goth metal band Tristania...

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Mann/Veil

Mann/Veil is the songwriting team of Kurt Mann and Cynthia Veil who were responsible for some of the most famous songs in the 1960s and 1970s. Their most famous song, I'm Gonna be Strong , has been recorded by over 100 different artists, including Cyndi Lauper...

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Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)

This article is about Bridal Veil Falls at Niagara Falls. For other waterfalls by this name, see Bridal Veil Falls. The Bridal Veil Falls is one of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located between Luna Island and Goat Island and is the smallest of the three. The Bridal Veil...

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Luminous Veil

The Luminous Veil is a suicide barrier added to the Bloor Street Viaduct in Toronto, Canada. First approved by the Toronto City Coucil in 1998, the construction of the Luminous Veil was delayed for...$2.5 million coming from taxpayers. The Luminous Veil was designed by architect and University of...

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Scarlet Rivera

Scarlet Rivera is a solo violinist. She has performed with Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman and others. Discography Journey With An Angel Celtic Dreams Behind the Crimson Veil Celtic Myst Celtic Spirit Classic Christmas Magical Christmas Voice of the Animals Ritual...

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Chamaeleo calyptratus

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Al-Muqanna

Al-Muqanna or the "veiled one" was a Persian prophet who was viewed as a heretic by mainstream... Mahdi or to return with the Mahdi, and denied his death. Al-Muqanna was reputed to wear a veil in order to cover up his beauty, however the Abbasids claimed that he wore a veil to hide his ugliness...

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Humeral veil

The Humeral veil (one of the liturgical vestments of the Roman Catholic church) is a piece of... hands with the ends of the veil, so that his hands do not touch the monstrance. Until the abolition of... carried the chalice or the paten. When worn by the Subdeacon, the humeral veil always matched the...

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Bridalveil Fall (Yosemite)

This article is about Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite. For waterfalls named 'Bridal Veil', see Bridal Veil Falls. Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California, seen yearly by millions of visitors to Yosemite National Park. It is approximately 227 m tall...

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