Strands #301 “Festival Of Lights...
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No best answer has yet been selected by momick. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.momick, I think you are being unfair in giving three stars to toecrusher and none at all to Bobadob and double-blade. All their answers are equally valid for the question you asked as is the fourth possibility of CHADOR. They each made an equal contribution to answering your question and in my opinion they all deserve 5 stars.
Here are the dictionary definitions that I have found to support my assertions.
HIJAB: The headscarf worn by Muslim women, sometimes including a veil that covers the face except for the eyes.
YASHMAK: A veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.
BURKA: a long loose body-covering garment with veiled holes for the eyes, worn by some Muslim women.
CHADOR: another name for a burka.