jilbab


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jilbab /dʒɪlˈbɑːb/
noun a full-length outer garment, traditionally covering the head and hands, worn in public by some Muslim women.
– origin Pers. jilbāb, from Arab., ‘garment, dress, veil’.
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