nun's veiling

American  

noun

1. a thin, plain-woven, worsted fabric, originally for nuns' veils but now also for dresses, coats, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of nun's veiling

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

A long veil of fine silk nun's veiling is worn with this, with a tulle or net face veil with a narrow fold of crepe.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Veils of crepe or nun's veiling are not worn over the face except at the funeral.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Henrietta, imperial serges, tamese cloth and nun's veiling are the standard fabrics.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Clad in draperies of soft nun's veiling Jennie Montgomery was, if not pretty, quite interesting, and her bright, fresh face was refreshing as the air of her native vales.

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha

The little thing looked very sweet in a demure dress of nun's veiling, which Frank would have described as "white robes."

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel