veilyadj.

Brit.

/ˈveɪli/, U.S.

/ˈveɪli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: veil n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < veil n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Veil-like; diaphanous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective]

dima1000

darkOE

troublea1327

palec1385

dullc1430

unclearc1440

unbright1534

cloudy1556

unlight1570

muddy1600

wan1601

opacous1616

filmy1642

illuminous1656

crepuscular1668

dumb1720

rayless1754

opaque1794

veilya1802

turbid1811

unlucent1819

ineffulgent1824

blear1830

unrefulgent1856

subluminous1860

subaqueous1875

shineless1882

a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) I. 145 Then bursts of midnight drear the veily shade.

1839 T. Miller Rural Sketches 9 I had watched..until the veily twilight was let down from heaven.

1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 233 The..rain-cloud, with its ragged and spray-like edge, its veily transparency [etc.].

1900 Princeton Univ. Bull. Feb. 87/2 The light blue sky as a background for the moon-covered sun, with the streamers of a soft, white, veily texture reaching out to two or three times the sun's diameter.

1968 V. Nabokov King, Queen, Knave v. 95 She was wearing her beautiful moleskin coat thrown open over a veily, vapory dress.

2011 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 12 June s15 She's even got veily things going on in her hair.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	veily
释义	veilyadj. Brit. /ˈveɪli/, U.S. /ˈveɪli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: veil n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < veil n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Veil-like; diaphanous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] dima1000 darkOE troublea1327 palec1385 dullc1430 unclearc1440 unbright1534 cloudy1556 unlight1570 muddy1600 wan1601 opacous1616 filmy1642 illuminous1656 crepuscular1668 dumb1720 rayless1754 opaque1794 veilya1802 turbid1811 unlucent1819 ineffulgent1824 blear1830 unrefulgent1856 subluminous1860 subaqueous1875 shineless1882 a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) I. 145 Then bursts of midnight drear the veily shade. 1839 T. Miller Rural Sketches 9 I had watched..until the veily twilight was let down from heaven. 1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 233 The..rain-cloud, with its ragged and spray-like edge, its veily transparency [etc.]. 1900 Princeton Univ. Bull. Feb. 87/2 The light blue sky as a background for the moon-covered sun, with the streamers of a soft, white, veily texture reaching out to two or three times the sun's diameter. 1968 V. Nabokov King, Queen, Knave v. 95 She was wearing her beautiful moleskin coat thrown open over a veily, vapory dress. 2011 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 12 June s15 She's even got veily things going on in her hair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1802
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