Collocations for veil - noun
1. piece of material for covering a woman''s head
ADJ.
bridal
The bridal veil was fringed with lace.
The bridal veil was fringed with lace.
VERB + VEIL
wear | lift (back), remove, take off
VEIL + VERB
cover sth
A veil covered her face.
A veil covered her face.
PREP.
behind a/the ~
I couldn''t see her face behind the veil.
I couldn''t see her face behind the veil.
2. sth that stops you knowing the full truth about sth
VERB + VEIL
lift
The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.
The government has decided to lift the veil on its plans.
draw
It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).
It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it).
PREP.
behind/under ~ of
The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.
The work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.