yash|mak

yash|mak
yash|mak or yash|mac «yahsh MAHK, YASH mak», noun.
a double veil concealing the part of the face below the eyes, worn by Muslim women in public: »

Brown eyes, each pair expressionless as the last, peer from behind multi-coloured yashmaks (Punch).

[< Arabic yashmaq]

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  • yash — yash·mak; …   English syllables

  • yash|mac — yash|mak or yash|mac «yahsh MAHK, YASH mak», noun. a double veil concealing the part of the face below the eyes, worn by Muslim women in public: »Brown eyes, each pair expressionless as the last, peer from behind multi coloured yashmaks (Punch).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mak — ai·mak; au·to·mak·er; au·to·mak·ing; kach·e·mak; mak; mak·able; mak·ar; mak·er; mak·luk; mak·ro·skel·ic; ma·mak; yash·mak; to·ka·mak; mak·ing; oto·mak; yas·mak; …   English syllables

  • yashmak — yash·mak …   English syllables

  • yashmak — yash•mak or yash•mac or yas•mak [[t]yɑʃˈmɑk, ˈyæʃ mæk[/t]] n. ear clo the veil worn by Muslim women • Etymology: 1835–45; < Turkish yaşmak …   From formal English to slang

  • yashmak — yash|mak [ jaʃ mak, jæʃ,mæk ] noun count a piece of cloth that some Muslim women use for covering their faces in public …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • yashmak — yash|mak [ˈjæʃmæk] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Turkish; Origin: yasmak] a piece of cloth that Muslim women wear across their faces in public …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yashmak — or yashmac [yäsh mäk′, yash′mak΄] n. [Ar yashmaq] the double veil worn by Muslim women in public …   English World dictionary

  • yashmak — /yahsh mahk , yash mak/, n. the veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public. Also, yashmac. [1835 45; < Turk yasmak] * * * ▪ clothing also spelled  Yașmak,    long, narrow face screen or veil traditionally worn in public by Muslim women …   Universalium

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