/ ˈjæʃmæk; NAmE / noun
a piece of cloth covering most of the face, worn by some Muslim women
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: via Arabic from Turkish .
/ ˈjæʃmæk; NAmE / noun
a piece of cloth covering most of the face, worn by some Muslim women
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: via Arabic from Turkish .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005