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noun
A veil concealing all of the face except the eyes, worn by some Muslim women in public.
- ‘The yashmak is tied around the back of the head with string and is sometimes also supported over the nose by a small piece of gold.’
- ‘I go to the South of France and I don't wear a yashmak, but I do wear factor 15 suncream.’
- ‘Your yarmulke or your yashmak needn't be discarded; they will become American things.’
- ‘There were 79 women, 11 with heads uncovered, the rest split between headscarves and black flowing abayas; 11 Shia turbans, 22 yashmaks, one Kurdish tribal headwrap and a sea of Western suits.’
- ‘‘As soon as they leave, I'm taking off my hat,’ he said, tipping his red baseball cap emblazoned with the corps' emblem, ‘and putting on a yashmak,’ the head scarf sometimes worn by resistance fighters.’
- ‘Patricia has taken to wearing a yashmak to increase her allure.’
face covering, veilingView synonyms
Origin
Mid 19th century: via Arabic from Turkish.
Pronunciation:
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