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burka
[ boor-kuh, bur- ]
noun
- a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.
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Origin of burka1
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There are so many young teens that are transitioning, who come because, whether you’re wearing a burka or whatever, there’s a safety in being in our museum because there’s such a welcoming, loving vibe.
As we neared the end of the interview, Schakowsky asked, “Have you ever put on a burka?”
They say that if a man sees a burka he knows if she is beautiful from the way she moves.
My mother, an illiterate burka-clad village woman, became the heroine of my life.
Fingering the mesh netting that allows a woman wearing a burka to see, she looked grim.
It was a burka she had found in Afghanistan on a trip there two weeks ago.
We went on from Ar-tp, by way of Burka-ylq, to Sangzr521 which the sub-governor surrendered.
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