delicate veil
- noun
- /ˈdɛlɪkət veɪl/
:
velo delicado
- She lifted her delicate veil to greet the guests after the ceremony.
Examples
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The bride walked down the aisle with a delicate veil covering her face.
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She wore a delicate veil for her wedding.
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A delicate veil of lace added an air of mystery to her appearance.
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The bride's delicate veil fluttered in the breeze.
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The bride wore a beautiful delicate veil that framed her face perfectly during the ceremony.
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She adjusted her delicate veil as she walked down the aisle, adding an air of elegance to her gown.
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During the festival, many women adorned their hairstyles with delicate veils made from lace and chiffon.
Synonyms
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A cloth worn to cover the head and face for religion, ceremony, or privacy
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A thin cloth worn to partly cover the face, often for religious or cultural reasons
How Delicate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'delicate' (fine, fragile) simply modifies 'veil' (a cloth covering the head/face), yielding a fine/light piece of fabric worn over the face. This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the phrase.
Etymology
Delicate veil comes from the long practice of wearing a thin, soft veil over the face at weddings and ceremonies. The word delicate shows how light and fine the cloth is, and this picture of a gentle, see-through covering explains why it means 'a fine, light piece of fabric worn over the face'.