From Middle English veil, veyl, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French veil ("sail, veil, shroud") (Francien Old French voil, French voile), Latin vēlum ("sail"). Displaced Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (compare German Schleier). velum, and voile.
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