izar

[ ih-zahr ]

noun

1. a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.

Word History and Origins

Origin of izar¹

First recorded in 1830–40, izar is from the Arabic word izār

Example Sentences

So much for the interior of the houses; now let us see how the ladies look when they are within doors, and have laid aside the izar and odious black handkerchief. 

From Project Gutenberg

At last the bride, robed in an izar and veiled, mounted a horse astraddle, and went round to pay her last visit to her neighbours as a maiden.

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In fact, in my opinion, the Eastern ladies have really far more liberty than their Northern sisters, inasmuch as they are able when veiled with the izar, to go where they please. 

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