kiswah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kiswah
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Arabic kiswat (al-Kaʿbah) literally, “pall (of the Cube)”
Example Sentences
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"And is it indeed covered with a wondrous silken and gold cloth, every year renewed, known as the kiswah?"
From The Flying Legion by George Allan England
Above them the kiswah bellied outward, swaying in the breeze.
From The Flying Legion by George Allan England
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