yashmak
Example Sentences
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The three ladies of the yashmak ran screaming from their vengeance-seeking victims, Sime pursuing two, and Cairn hard upon the heels of the third.
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax
With that he laid an intense grip on the concealing yashmak, tore it away, and so revealed the closely shaven, ghastly hued countenance of the cornered criminal.
From Cleek, the Master Detective by Hanshew, Thomas W.
On her head she wore a white turban; from her forehead a veil, or yashmak, of purple wool fell down to her shoulders.
From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport
It was that of a woman who wore the black silk dress and the white yashmak of the Moslem, and who was bending forward looking into the room.
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax
She wore no yashmak, for Selim, though professing the Moslem faith, was somewhat lax in carrying out its articles.
From The Secret Witness by Gibbs, George
