Read full poem →And now, unveil'd, the Toilet stands display'd,
Each silver Vase in mystic order laid.
Dictionary Entry
To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
Origin
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Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “unveil”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And now, unveil'd, the toilet stands display'd,
Each silver vase in mystic order laid.
Read full poem →By tones, O Love, from thee.
Views of the unveil'd heavens alone forth bring
Prophets who cannot sing,
Read full poem →It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me
Read full poem →In vain mankind the hot-brained fool decries,
No branding censures can unveil his eyes;
With impudence the laurel they invade,
Read full poem →Who scorn her warnings and despise her grace?
By her unveil'd each horrid crime appears,
Her awful hand a cup of wormwood bears.
Read full poem →What time, where lucid Avon strayed,
To him the mighty mother did unveil
Her awful face: the dauntless child
