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

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

"Oh, Mademoiselle!" remonstrated Felicie, adjusting the ruffle in the neck of the white nun's veiling over her arm.

From Five Little Peppers Midway by Sidney, Margaret

To this list of woolen goods may be added the crape cloth with crinkled, rough surface, nun's veiling, flannel which is woven in a variety of ways, broadcloth, wool canvas, and poplins.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz

She unhooked a frock of nun's veiling and tore out the back breadths.

From The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

After all what can you expect if you go out to dinner in the same nun's veiling frock you wore when you were confirmed, with the tucks let down and the collar taken out?

From Nightfall by Pryde, Anthony