Nun's veiling

Nun's veiling was a lightweight cloth made of wool. It was a plain weave fabric used mainly for women's veils and dresses. Nun's veiling got its name from the fact that it was used in veils by several religious orders.

Nun's veiling was a lightweight, soft, thin, sheer, wool cloth with open weave structure. The construction was more open than a woolen batiste cloth. There were also variants in silk, cotton and mixed materials.

Nun's veiling was used in ladies' toilettes, as a flounce fabric and in a variety of outfits for English women in the 19th century.

• Katharine Cornell
• The Veiled Nun

• The dictionary definition of nun's veiling at Wiktionary