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† inˈveil, v. Obs. Also 6–7 -vail, -vayl. [f. in-1 or in-2 + veil v.: cf. enveil.] trans. To cover or shroud with or as with a veil; to enveil.
1592Daniel Delia xl, Think the same becomes thy fading best, Which then shall most inuaile, and shadow most. 1613–16W. Browne Brit. Past. i. v, Invailed with a sable weed she sate. 1625Jackson Creed v. l. §4 [tr. Seneca] Thy heart is not invailed; thou art free from avarice. a1763? Shenstone in Dodsley Descr. Leasowes ⁋41 And while the sight inveils a part Let fancy paint the rest. |