Burka
WordNet

noun


(1)   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"
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Etymology


From Hindustani बुरक़ा / (burqa‘) < < < verb (to cover, to veil) < root verb (to patch, to sew).

Noun


  1. A female garment that covers the whole body, with a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, also spelled burqa
  2. A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), a burka was part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region (long contested between Russia, Iran, and Turkey.
 
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