hijab


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hijab /ˈhidʒab/
noun a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women.

■ the religious code which governs the wearing of such clothing.

– origin Pers., from Arab. ḥajaba ‘to veil’.
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