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Muslim head covering
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hijab
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Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context uncountable Islam English) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males. 2 (context countable English) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and ...
WordNet
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n. a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing"
Wikipedia
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A hijab (, , or ; , or ) is a veil that covers the head and chest, which is particularly worn by Muslim women in the presence of adult males outside of their immediate family. It can further refer to any head, face, or body covering worn by Muslim women ...
Usage examples of hijab.
Each grasped a musket in one hand and searched for his hijab with the other, for each carried several of these amulets, and that in demand this night was the one written against the jin, for certainly none but a jin could have done this thing.
I ate hush puppies at the Sanitary Fish Market in Morehead City, a beach towel wrapped like a hijab around my head.
But she did not wear the hijab scarf over the head to indicate strict Muslim.