lithamn.

/liːˈθɑːm/

Forms: Also lisam.

Etymology: < Arabic liṯām veil.

A veil of cloth wound round the head leaving only the eyes uncovered and worn by the men of the Tuareg people of the central Sahara desert.

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flockard1465

power1526

crispa1592

fall1611

mant1651

mantilla1717

bridal veil1769

litham1839

voilette1842

yashmak1844

weeper1845

birdcage veil1888

fingertip veil1888

ghoonghat1916

spiderveil1922

niqab1936

full veil1937

1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. vi. 467 The Khaleefeh then put on himself the fishermen's jubbeh and turban, and, having drawn a lithám over his face, said to the fisherman, Go about thy business.

1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah I. xii. 346 This veiling the features is technically called Lisam: the chiefs generally fight so, and it is the usual disguise when a man fears the avenger of blood, or a woman starts to take the Sar.

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 129/1 The litham or shawl-muffler of the Tuareg, wound round the mouth to keep out the blown sand of the desert.

1903 W. J. H. King Search for Masked Tawareks xv. 220 He stood..slightly raising with his long slender fingers the upper fold of his litham or mask.

1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xxi. 157 Mohammed Jalil al Murzuq sat still..the veil, the litham drawn across his face.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	litham
释义	lithamn. /liːˈθɑːm/ Forms: Also lisam. Etymology: < Arabic liṯām veil. A veil of cloth wound round the head leaving only the eyes uncovered and worn by the men of the Tuareg people of the central Sahara desert. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > veil > types of flockard1465 power1526 crispa1592 fall1611 mant1651 mantilla1717 bridal veil1769 litham1839 voilette1842 yashmak1844 weeper1845 birdcage veil1888 fingertip veil1888 ghoonghat1916 spiderveil1922 niqab1936 full veil1937 1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. vi. 467 The Khaleefeh then put on himself the fishermen's jubbeh and turban, and, having drawn a lithám over his face, said to the fisherman, Go about thy business. 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah I. xii. 346 This veiling the features is technically called Lisam: the chiefs generally fight so, and it is the usual disguise when a man fears the avenger of blood, or a woman starts to take the Sar. 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 129/1 The litham or shawl-muffler of the Tuareg, wound round the mouth to keep out the blown sand of the desert. 1903 W. J. H. King Search for Masked Tawareks xv. 220 He stood..slightly raising with his long slender fingers the upper fold of his litham or mask. 1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xxi. 157 Mohammed Jalil al Murzuq sat still..the veil, the litham drawn across his face. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1839
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