yashmak

or yash·mac

[ yahsh-mahk, yash-mak ]
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noun
  1. the veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.

Origin of yashmak

1
First recorded in 1835–45, yashmak is from the Turkish word yaşmak

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How to use yashmak in a sentence

  • I presently saw them put on their yashmacs, and draw over their calicoes a sort of cloak of black stuff, not unlike alpaca.

    From the Oak to the Olive | Julia Ward Howe

British Dictionary definitions for yashmak

yashmak

yashmac

/ (ˈjæʃmæk) /


noun
  1. the face veil worn by Muslim women when in public

Origin of yashmak

1
C19: from Arabic

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