yashmak
Example Sentences
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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
She wore no yashmak, for Selim, though professing the Moslem faith, was somewhat lax in carrying out its articles.
From The Secret Witness by George Gibbs
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 Sax Rohmer
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 Charles Carleton Coffin
I could not explain myself to them, still less justify, having that miserable veil of reserve close over my mouth, like a yashmak.
From Lore of Proserpine by Maurice Henry Hewlett
