Loose garments worn by Muslim women

Usage examples of burkas.

And some women in Kazabek actually choose to wear burkas all the time.

She’d noticed the women who kept on their burkas as they sat in the corner, and she’d understood why they might want to keep their faces hidden.

When he tried to yank it from my hands, despite my loud protest, two old women swathed in full black burkas ran to my rescue, swatting at him and scolding in Arabic until he let go.

Many more women were wearing burkas (opaque veils) than I saw in Iran.