yashmak

Example Sentences

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But the woman did not smile; he could see that much through the gauzy yashmak, and her eyes grew grave and her forehead contracted.

From An American Suffragette by Stevens, Isaac Newton

She has very fine eyes, and that's about all I can tell you, sir, because she wears a yashmak.

From The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax

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 Hanshew, Thomas W.

Her bewitching eyes peeped through two holes in a muslin yashmak spangled with silver stars.

From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton

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 Rohmer, Sax