yashmak
Example Sentences
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A white yashmak trimmed with gold tissue concealed the lower part of her face.
From The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer
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 W. H. Davenport Adams
The more I thought over it the more I realized what an excellent thing to cover a bearded face a yashmak is.
From Cleek, the Master Detective by Thomas W. Hanshew
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 Sir John Alexander Hammerton
The dress of all, both men and women, is strange and hideous, and one looks in vain for the well-folded turban, or the decent modest yashmak.
From Tales of the Caliph by H. N. Crellin
