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

In all her photographs Zara el-Khala appeared veiled, in the Eastern manner; that is to say, she wore a white silk yashmak which concealed all her face except her magnificent eyes!

From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax

On the street a shroud-like robe called yashmak, usually white, but sometimes crimson, purple, or black, covers them from head to foot.

From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell

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

"You forget that I do not know the name of the lady in the yashmak," objected Alexander.

From Paul Patoff by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

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