yashmak

Example Sentences

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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

"You forget that I do not know the name of the lady in the yashmak," objected Alexander.

From Paul Patoff by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

As our caique again glided swiftly down the stream, we passed many similar vessels, containing seven or eight Turkish women each, and up went the yashmak at our approach.

From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by Auldjo, John

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

Its adoption is most probably connected with the Oriental veil or yashmak of the Eastern women.

From The Story of Malta by Ballou, Maturin Murray