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  • 51inveil — verb To cover with a veil …

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  • 52vail — Veil Veil (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]… …

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  • 53velum — Veil Veil (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]… …

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  • 54Islamic scarf controversy in France — Referred to in France as l affaire du voile (the scarf affair), l affaire du voile islamique (the Islamic scarf affair), and l affaire du foulard (the scarf affair) among other bynames, the controversy over Islamic women s clothing has rocked… …

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  • 55Altar (Catholicism) — High altar of St. Michael s Church, Munich. In the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, the altar is where the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered. Mass may sometimes be celebrated outside a sacred place, but never without an altar, or at least an… …

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  • 56Reading Lolita in Tehran — Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books is a book by Iranian author and professor, Azar Nafisi.Published in 2003, it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over one hundred weeks and has been translated into thirty two languages.… …

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  • 57French ban on face covering — An example of the type of face covering banned in public places in France …

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  • 58Burqa — For other uses, see Burka (disambiguation). Part of a series on Islamic culture A …

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  • 591400-1500 in fashion — Fashion in 15th century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, from the voluminous gowns called houppelandes with their sweeping floor length sleeves to the revealing doublets and hose of Renaissance Italy. Hats,… …

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  • 60Hennin — Hans Memling, Young woman in a conical hennin with black velvet lappets or brim and a sheer veil, from the Allegory of True Love, 1485–90. The hennin (pronounced /ˈhɛnɨn/) was a headdress in the shape of a cone or steeple , or truncated cone worn …

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