yashmakn.
/ˈjaʃmak/, U.S. /jɑʃˈmɑk/, /ˈjæʃˌmæk/ The double veil concealing the part of the face below the eyes, worn by Muslim women in public.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > veil > types of
flockard1465
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mant1651
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bridal veil1769
litham1839
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yashmak1844
weeper1845
birdcage veil1888
fingertip veil1888
ghoonghat1916
spiderveil1922
niqab1936
full veil1937
1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen iii. 47 The Yashmak..is not a mere, semi-transparent veil, but rather a good substantial petticoat applied to the face.
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xviii. 153 We let their bodies go abroad liberally enough, with smiles and ringlets and pink bonnets to disguise them instead of veils and yakmaks.
1885 Times 25 May 10 A Turkish lady is shocked if a strange man sees her without a yashmak.
1895 P. Hemingway Out of Egypt ii. 167 I gave her [sc. an old Arab woman] a cigarette, and she consented to accept a light from me, raising her yashmak for a moment.
Derivatives
ˈyashmaked adj. wearing a yashmak.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a veil
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black-veiled1631
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yashmaked1904
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1904 ‘J. Oxenham’ Weaver of Webs xiii The simple pleasure of exciting the envious admiration of their yashmaked and unemancipated sisters.
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