Bride's wear

The answer

VEIL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VEIL answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• GOWN (2 uses in xd)
• DRESS (1 uses in xd)
• WEDDINGGOWN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for VEIL

Every other clue in this collection answered by VEIL, most used first.

• Bridal accessory - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Conceal - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Bride's accessory - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Obscure - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Face covering - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridal cover - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bit of bridal attire - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Disguise - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Cover - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• One of Salome's seven - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Bridal wear - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Hide - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sign of secrecy - used 6 times, most recently in 2006

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Forum wear - TOGA, used 103 times
• Wear a long face - MOPE, used 56 times
• Wear well - LAST, used 43 times
• Wear out - TIRE, used 35 times
• Ballet wear - TUTU, used 33 times
• Bagpiper's wear - KILT, used 26 times

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