yashmak
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yashmak
First recorded in 1835–45, yashmak is from the Turkish word yaşmak
Example Sentences
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Where chrysanthemum and yashmak turban and tarboosh, uraeus and Indian plume had mingled gaily, no soul remained; but yet—he was in error ... someone did remain.
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax
Her bewitching eyes peeped through two holes in a muslin yashmak spangled with silver stars.
From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton
Sime he had hopelessly lost, as around fountain and flower-bed, arbour and palm trunk he leapt in pursuit of the elusive yashmak.
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax
A white yashmak trimmed with gold tissue concealed the lower part of her face.
From The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax
He drew out his pancake phone and stretched it so that it covered both their lower faces, like a double yashmak.
From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz
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