yashmak

or yash·mac

[ yahsh-mahk, yash-mak ]

noun

1. the veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.

yashmak

/ ˈjæʃmæk /

noun

1. the face veil worn by Muslim women when in public

Word History and Origins

Origin of yashmak¹

First recorded in 1835–45, yashmak is from the Turkish word yaşmak

Word History and Origins

Origin of yashmak¹

C19: from Arabic

Example Sentences

Sylvia remembered her ambition to visit the East, when she herself wore a yashmak in Open Sesame: here it was fulfilling perfectly her most daring hopes.

From Project Gutenberg

With sidelong and suspicious looks on Russia, Austria cast, Which scarce her yashmak serves to hide, see Turkey gliding past.

From Project Gutenberg

There are countless women in yashmaks, with garish designer handbags swinging on their arms.

From The Guardian

He sent them onto runways wearing burkas and yashmaks that masked their faces but left peekaboo cutouts to expose their nipples and behinds.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg