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The phrase "the veil" is correct and usable in written English
It can refer to a physical veil, such as the type of clothing worn by some women in societies that practice modesty or to a metaphorical veil, such as a barrier to knowledge or a curtain obscuring the truth. Example sentence: "The veil of secrecy surrounding her life was so thick that it was impossible to know what she was doing."
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the veil
noun
Something hung up, or spread out, to hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphanous material, to hide or protect the face.
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The veil of secrecy held.
The veil has become political.
Bring back the veil.
The veil can never be torn away.
Polygamy was banned, and the veil discouraged.
"We finally got over the veil".
LIZADONNELLY: CNN is discussing the veil.
The veil did not even come up.
The turban, like the veil, predates Islam.
His wife wears the veil.
Du Bois called the Veil.
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