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

The three ladies of the yashmak ran screaming from their vengeance-seeking victims, Sime pursuing two, and Cairn hard upon the heels of the third.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax

Its adoption is most probably connected with the Oriental veil or yashmak of the Eastern women.

From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Dark-skinned men lounged about in every variety of bed-gown, women sported the heavy yashmak, in addition to a brass band across the forehead, from which four large brass rings depended over the nose.

From An Unknown Lover by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

But the woman did not smile; he could see that much through the gauzy yashmak, and her eyes grew grave and her forehead contracted.

From An American Suffragette by Stevens, Isaac Newton

Peeping over the balconies may be seen black eyes that gleam above the yashmak or Oriental veil worn by the poorer classes.

From The Critic in the Orient by Fitch, George Hamlin