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yashmak

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yashmak, yashmac
the face veil worn by Muslim women when in public


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Your yarmulke or your yashmak needn't be discarded; they will become American things.
They were the ones who had to read in Latin alphabet the next day, although they were writing in Arabic script the day before; they were the ones who had to regulate the degree of intimacy with great caution and meticulous attention as they danced with men who were total strangers to them; those who looked properly dressed although they gave up the yashmak and the carshaf.
While pawing pages in search of those definitions I happened upon the enchanting and new-to-me noun yashmak, which identifies the veil worn by Moslem women to cover the face in public.
 
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