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 Rohmer, Sax

Sime he had hopelessly lost, as around fountain and flower-bed, arbour and palm trunk he leapt in pursuit of the elusive yashmak.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax

Peeping over the balconies may be seen black eyes that gleam above the yashmak or Oriental veil worn by the poorer classes.

From The Critic in the Orient by Fitch, George Hamlin

A pretty girl wearing a yashmak, who, with two similarly attired companions, was making her way to the entrance, attracted his attention; she seemed to be on the point of swooning.

From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax

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