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It covers more than a hijab
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burka
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A burka ( , Svan : ღა̈რთ , , , , , , , ) is a coat made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name ). See article " Burqa " for the etymology of the word. Karakul being quite expensive, burkas were usually sewn from ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1836, from Hindi, from Arabic burqa' .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" [syn: burqa ]
Usage examples of burka.
The cool voice emanating from the mesh of the burka took on a harder edge.
Arnica shook the sleeves of her burka over her wrists and slid to the far side of the seat.
I heard a muffled sound Behind the burka, I was sure that Arnica was crying.
Her face was invisible behind the veil of the burka, but I could hear the sadness in her voice.
Only the arms dealers and drug-runners are thriving She pulled the sleeve of her burka back to look at her watch.
She took a look inside, shook her head, and began to shrug her burka over her shoulders where she stood, keeping her back to us.
She flushed, then stooped to pick up the burka from the dust where she had thrown it.
A few spots of crimson now stained the mauve burka just below the mesh of the visor.
I saw the sheen of her olive skin and the curve of her breasts as she shrugged her burka over her head and shoulders.
As we watched, a body in a dirt-smeared mauve burka was pulled from the rubble and carried away.
We can use those She had found a pale blue and a mauve burka and a torn, tlireadbare blanket.
She turned to look at me and I peered through the mesh of the burka, trying to read the expression in her eyes.
She had fired the first shots, using the Browning pistol hidden under her burka, the rounds ripping out through the fabric.
And knowing Lipari, he could easily pass off his sponsorship of Altim Burka as misplaced.
He called out over his shoulder to Burka and she held her breath, trying to will herself into invisibility.