yashmak

American  

[yahsh-mahk, yash-mak] / yɑʃˈmɑk, ˈyæʃ mæk /

Or yashmac

noun

1. the veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.

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yashmak British  

/ ˈjæʃmæk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of yashmak

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

Example Sentences

After all, there's a great deal to be said in favour of the Turkish yashmak.

From The Splendid Folly by Pedler, Margaret

With sidelong and suspicious looks on Russia, Austria cast, Which scarce her yashmak serves to hide, see Turkey gliding past.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 by Various

As our caique again glided swiftly down the stream, we passed many similar vessels, containing seven or eight Turkish women each, and up went the yashmak at our approach.

From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by Auldjo, John

On her head she wore a white turban; from her forehead a veil, or yashmak, of purple wool fell down to her shoulders.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport

It was that of a woman who wore the black silk dress and the white yashmak of the Moslem, and who was bending forward looking into the room.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax