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yashmak
yashmak
English
Alternative forms
Noun
yashmak (plural yashmaks)
- A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 46:
- Mungo cannot make out her face, which is concealed behind a yashmak – the double horsehair veil worn by Muslim women in public – but he is immediately struck by her feet and hands.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 46:
Synonyms
Translations
a veil worn by Muslim women
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References
- ↑ "yashmak." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. 2008.