head veil
noun
A veil covering (part of) the head; (sometimes) specifically a veil worn over the hair as opposed to the face, such as the hijab or the veil worn by some orders of Christian nuns.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Lane (1801–1876), orientalist.
- centred
- centredness
- centre field
- centre fielder
- centrefire
- centrefold
- centre forward
- centre half
- centre half-back
- centre half-forward
- centre ice
- centre line
- centremost
- centre of attention
- centre of attraction
- centre of buoyancy
- centre of curvature
- centre of excellence
- centre of flotation
- centre of gravity
- centre of mass
- centre of pressure
- centrepiece
- centrepin
- centre punch