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

She suddenly withdraws the yashmak, shines upon your heart and soul with all the pomp and might of her beauty.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

I hurried down therefore from my chamber just as I was, forgetting even in my excitement to throw my yashmak over me, and crossing the narrow yard between our houses, I entered the Emir's garden.

From Tales of the Caliph by Crellin, H. N.

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

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

A black shawl hung from her head and dangling in its folds the yashmak ready to be slipped on at the approach of the men before whom she must appear veiled.

From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund