Crossword clues for burka
burka
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1836, from Hindi, from Arabic burqa'.
Wiktionary
n. 1 An Islamic garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women (qualifier: also spelled burqa). 2 A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.
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]
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 felt treated to look like karakul. Burkas are sewn with high, squared off shoulders, and wearers will have a distinctive high-shouldered silhouette.
Burkas were part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region. Burkas were adopted by Russian cavalry, and worn as part of the Russian military uniform from the middle of the 18th century until the 1850s, during the Caucasus War. Vasily Chapayev wore a burka as a part of his military uniform.
Other items of traditional Caucasian dress were the beshmet, a soft inner shirt with a close-fitting collar, and the cherkeska, a collarless outer shirt with a V-shaped opening in the front with long, wide sleeves. Across the cherkeska were the gazerei, a row of semi-ornamental cartridge-cases, sometimes with decorated tops. On the belt was the kinzhal, a long dagger worn diagonally in front. Below were narrow trousers tied below the knee and at the ankle, leggings, and leather boots. Over all this was the large wool burka, fastened at the neck and open at the front. It could be reversed to make a windbreak or used as a blanket. On the head was the bashlyk, a soft cap, or the papakha, a large wool hat.
Burka or burqa may refer to :
- Burka (surname)
The surname Burka may refer to:
- Daniel Burka, creative director for website Digg
- Ellen Burka, figure-skating coach
- Gelete Burka, Ethiopian middle distance runner
- Jan Burka, Czech painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Petra Burka, figure skater
- Sylvia Burka, speed skater
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.