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Word of the Day – Yashmak

By January 22, 2020Word of the Day

Yashmak (noun)

yash-mak

A veil concealing all of the face except the eyes, worn by some Muslim women in public.

Mid 19th century via Arabic from Turkish.

Example sentences

“She wore a yashmak so it was hard to tell if she was smiling, but I’d like to think she was.”

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