khimarn.
/kᵻˈmɑː/, U.S. /kəˈmɑr/ Islam.
A head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women, spec. one of a type covering the head, neck, and shoulders.
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1927 A. J. Wensinck Handbk. Early Muhammadan Trad. 47/1 How women wore their khimār after the revelation of sūra XXXIII, 59 and XXIV, 31.
1958 R. R. Diwakar Bihar through Ages 433 Women wore..khimar and jilbab (a kind of scarf worn over the head when out of doors) to conceal the face.
1992 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 22 May b1 Muslim inmates..are not allowed to wear kufis or khimars outside their cells.
2001 Middle East Rep. Summer 17/1 Downveiling women might remove the face cover from their niqab, substitute the hijab for the khimar, wear shorter and snugger clothing with the hijab.
2009 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Aug. s1 They came in all ages and colours, with baseball caps and turbans and some of the women had khimars.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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