abaya
/əˈbeɪjə
/noun
A full-length, sleeveless outer garment worn by some Muslim women.There were 79 women, 11 with heads uncovered, the rest split between headscarves and black flowing abayas....
- In public, most Omani women wear a black ankle-length robe called an abaya, and many veil their faces.
- They looked like ghosts with the wind whipping around their abayas.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Arabic ‘abāya.