| veil | draw a ~ over, tdk mahu memperkatakan ttg: she drew a ~ over the murder attempt, dia tdk mahu memperkatakan ttg percubaan membunuh itu; take the ~, menjadi biarawati: their daughter has taken the ~, anak perempuan mereka menjadi biarawati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nun | n biarawati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mother superior | n ketua biarawati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| convent | n biara; enter a ~, menjadi /biarawati, rahib perempuan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| garb | vt (usu pass.) berpakaian: she was ~ed as a nun, wanita itu berpakaian spt biarawati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| world | 5. way of life that most people have, kehidupan duniawi: she gave up the ~ to become a nun, dia meninggalkan kehidupan duniawi utk menjadi biarawati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| veil | n 1. transparent material attached to a woman’s hat or head-dress, vel: a hat with a ~, topi yg ada vel; the bride looked pretty in a white ~, pengantin perempuan itu kelihatan cantik memakai vel putih; 2. piece of cloth worn by women over the head or shoulders, tudung; (specifically in Muslim countries) purdah; 3. part of a nun’s head-dress, purdah; 4. the life of a nun, kehidupan sbg biarawati: to make a choice between the world and the ~, membuat pilihan antara kehidupan duniawi dan kehidupan sbg biarawati; 5. film or haze, selubung, kelubung: the mountains could be seen dimly through a ~ of mist, gunung itu dapat dilihat dgn samar-samar menerusi selubung itu; 6. st that conceals, separates or screens, selubung: the facts are hidden under a ~ of mystery, fakta-fakta itu tersembunyi di sebalik selubung misteri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| superior | o’s ~ in, (orang yg) lebih baik drpd sso: I’m an artist but when it comes to portraits he’s my ~,w saya pelukis tetapi dia lebih baik drpd saya dr segi melukis potret; 3. head of a religious group of people, ketua: Mother S~, Ketua Biarawati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vow | n ikrar: he broke his ~ of loyalty to the king, dia melanggar ikrar kesetiaannya kpd raja; they recited their marriage ~s before the priest, mereka melafazkan ikrar perkahwinan di hadapan paderi; /make, take/ a ~, bersumpah: she made a ~ never to see him again, wanita itu bersumpah tdk mahu berjumpa dgn lelaki itu lagi; take ~s, mengangkat sumpah: nuns take the ~ of chastity, biarawati mengangkat sumpah hidup membujang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |