hijab

[hi-jahb, -jab]

noun

a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women to cover the hair and neck and sometimes the face.
the traditional dress code of Muslim women, calling for the covering of the entire body except the face, hands, and feet: to observe the hijab.

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Examples from the Web for hijab

Contemporary Examples of hijab

If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror
Candida Moss, Joel Baden
January 4, 2015
Muslim Samantha Elauf was qualified to work at A & F—except that she wore a hijab.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch
Dean Obeidallah
December 16, 2014
That same day a 13-year-old girl was arrested with explosives hidden under her hijab after walking into a medical clinic.
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls
Nina Strochlic
December 13, 2014
He recalled one incident where he was walking down the street in Ohio with his sister, who was wearing a hijab.
Dave Chappelle’s Triumphant Return to New York City
Alex Suskind
June 19, 2014
The first barrier for women is the Islamic dress code or hijab.
Operation Wholesome Sea: Iran Coast Guard Forces Women Off Beaches
IranWire
May 24, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for hijab

hijab

hejab

noun

a covering for the head and face, worn by Muslim women

Word Origin for hijab

from Arabic, literally: curtain

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