EGAVE

burqa

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Meaning

  1. noun An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
  2. noun Another kind of garment worn by Muslim women (of any denomination) to observe sartorial hijab: A garment incorporating a niqab (veil for the face). A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .
  3. noun A garment incorporating a niqab (veil for the face).
  4. noun A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .

Similar words

burkha veil burka burkas niqab headscarf hijab hajib chador hejab

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Word family

burka burqas

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