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

Here you, my dear, Emruld, put your yashmak up a bit higher.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton

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

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

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

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

From The Splendid Folly by Pedler, Margaret