a. [f. VEIL sb.1] Like or resembling a veil, or that of a veil; having the appearance or character of a veil.
1835. Lytton, Rienzi, X. viii. He saw the pale and veil-like mists that succeed the sunset.
1873. Leland, Egypt. Sketch-Bk., 115. She had a long flowing white veil-like robe.
1887. Hissey, Holiday on Road, 154. The air has a perceptible quality…. You feel its veil-like influence pervading all.
