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Regarding a covering, how natural is a cloth on a female or male's head? Remember, Paul referenced nature itself teaches us about this head "covering." Understanding veil (cloth) is nowhere near natural, the only natural reference Paul can address is hair and hair length, which is natural on a human being.
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A veil is not natural, and that is the point. Paul proposed the covering, and did not say what it was. He only said a woman must be covered for various reasons. WHEN is something Paul noted when he said "praying or prophesying." Hair cannot be put on or off around such times. If it was hair, he would not have stipulated a time.
Anyway, amongst all the arguments he gives for a covering, he finally appeals to NATURE. And when he does, he says hair is "A COVERING". Nature had not been introduced before this, which is why hair was not said to be a covering before this. Paul only said that if a woman refuses a covering she should be shorn or shaven, which means embaldened using scissors or razor. Since NATURE became an appeal to Paul, HAIR was mentioned. As much as a man looks shameful with long veil-like hair, and a woman looks glorious, so does a veil suit a woman and not a man. Hence, the reference to nature showing its form of a covering to support Paul's argument.
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