yashmak

Example Sentences

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He drew out his pancake phone and stretched it so that it covered both their lower faces, like a double yashmak.

From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz

I could not explain myself to them, still less justify, having that miserable veil of reserve close over my mouth, like a yashmak.

From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

In all her photographs Zara el-Khala appeared veiled, in the Eastern manner; that is to say, she wore a white silk yashmak which concealed all her face except her magnificent eyes!

From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax

Where chrysanthemum and yashmak turban and tarboosh, uraeus and Indian plume had mingled gaily, no soul remained; but yet—he was in error ... someone did remain.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax

His face was very grave, for there was a look in the bright eyes of the girl in the yashmak which, professionally, he did not like.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax