| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  voil |
| NOUN: | A light, plain-weave, sheer fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool used especially for making dresses and curtains. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French veile, veil, from Latin v la, neuter pl. of vlum, covering.
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