воал

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French voile (veil), from Latin vēlum (curtain; veil; cloth).

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  • Rhymes: -aɫ
  • Hyphenation(key): во‧ал

Noun

воа́л (voálm (relational adjective воа́лен)

  1. voile (translucent fabric)
  2. veil (such fabric used as face or shoulder covering, to tie up hair, etc.)
    1. bridal veil
      Synonym: бу́ло (búlo)
    2. mourning veil (traditionally black)
    3. veil on a hat
      Synonym: воале́тка (voalétka)
  3. (figurative) veil (anything that partially obscures a clear view)
  4. (photography) fog (deposit on photographic film)

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References

  • воал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • воал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “воал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 168