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1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Velaro, a vaile or sipres maker.

1856 A. K. Forbes tr. Râs Mâlâ II. 354 ‘Sister Kunkoobá has..given birth to a son, a turban wearer..’. If the child be a girl, the expression is ‘a daughter, a veil-wearer’.

1873 Morning Post 8 July 5/1 The Veil Weavers' Union..has resolved to separate from the International Society.

1903 Glen Innes (New S. Wales) Examiner 24 July It is no light thing to give up veil-wearing.., for the net brings with it great comfort in keeping the front hair tidy.

1933 Chicago Defender (National ed.) 4 Feb. 6/4 The bride wore white taffeta... Gwendolyn Thomas was flower girl; Doris Jones, veil bearer.

1937 Monroe (Louisiana) News-Star 17 May 3/1 The veil-banning law was urged by King Zog and was passed by the parliament after careful preparations.

1944 E. J. Byng World of Arabs ix. 166 They wore the same kind of black veil, or litham, which Tuaregs wear to this day, and the Christians they fought in Spain came to know them as the ‘Veil-Wearers’.

1994 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Dec. 15 The families of the veil-wearing pupils have claimed dispensations from physical education.

2001 A. Diamant New Jewish Wedding (rev. ed.) 161 Ways to honor special family members and friends with honorary roles (pen bearer, veil carrier, etc.).

2010 ‘L. Howard’ Veil of Night vi. 78 She had to deal with the veil-maker and the pastry chef.