kiswah
[ kis-wah ]
/ ˈkɪs wɑ /
noun Islam.
a decorative veil draped over the walls of the Kaʿba, now made of black brocade embroidered in gold with inscriptions from the Koran.
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Origin of kiswah
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1590–1600
Words nearby kiswah
kissy-face, kist, Kistna, kistvaen, Kisumu, kiswah, Kiswahili, kit, Kitagawa Utamaro, Kitaj, Kitakyushu
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Example sentences from the Web for kiswah
Kusay's house was burnt, its cloth covering (or kiswah) catching fire from a torch.
The Days of Mohammed|Anna May Wilson