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yashmak

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yash·mak also yash·mac  (yäsh-mäk, yshmk)
n.
A veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.

[Turkish yaçmak.]

yashmak, yashmac [ˈjæʃmæk]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) the face veil worn by Muslim women when in public
[from Arabic]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.yashmak - the face veil worn by Muslim womenyashmak - the face veil worn by Muslim women  
head covering, veil - a garment that covers the head and face
Translations
yashmak [ˈjæʃmæk] Nvelo m (de musulmana)

yashmak
nSchleier m (von Moslemfrauen)

yashmak [ˈjæʃmæk] nvelo (indossato dalle donne musulmane)

yashmak
n yashmak [ˈjӕʃmӕk]
a veil worn by Moslem women, covering the face below the eyes. jasjmak يَشْمَق: حِجاب المَرأه фередже jašmak yashmak der Gesichtsschleier φερετζές velo näoloor روبنده (musliminaisten käyttämä) huntu litham רְעָלָה, יַשמָק बुर्का, नकाब zar arcfátyol cadar blæja velo ベール 야시마크 čadra jašmaks; parandža purdah yashmak islamsk kvinneslør, jasmak jaszmak véu văl (de faţă pentru femeile din ţările arabe) чадра jašmak feredža jašmak jaschmak ผ้าคลุมหน้าของหญิงมุสลิม yaşmak (回教婦女的)面紗 чадра, паранджа چہرے کی نقاب جس میں صرف آنکھیں نظر آتی ہیں mạng che mặt của phụ nữ Hồi giáo


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For Ataturk, both the fez and the yashmak (a transparent veil covering the lower half of the face, worn by women) were detrimental to Turkey's desired image, which was one of forward-thinking modernity, on a par with the West.
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