dance of the seven veils
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
The incremental disclosure of tantalizing bits of information.
noun
Alternative form of dance of the seven veils.
Example Sentences
- "And as for the next room, which was for the dances of the ‘Seven Veils’, I could not wait to see the mind-blowing performance! I joined the men in the queue and jostled my way into the room, seating myself on one of the rickety chairs."
- "If King had any wit he would have included a scene where a burka-clad Samantha performs the dance of the seven veils for one of her many smitten studs."
- ""Testing the waters" is a veil for what candidates do in the years when it's too unseemly to be seen actually running for president. . . . But this veil is dropped when candidate and handlers believe the coyness has begun to cloy. And then the candidate's dance of the seven veils has begun."
- "Mr. Putin’s succession and (likely) restoration is a leisurely dance of the seven veils in which one veil is dropped only for another to be donned."
- "Every year around this time, staff and politicians take the first steps in the annual budget process — called the Dance of the Seven Veils in some quarters."