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 Sax Rohmer
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 Sax Rohmer
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 Thomas W. Hanshew
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 Fritz Leiber
"You forget that I do not know the name of the lady in the yashmak," objected Alexander.
From Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford