Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A loose, long-sleeved, full-length overgarment worn by Muslim women.
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- noun A long, loose-fitting
coat or similar garment worn by someMuslim women to fulfilhijab .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A jilbab is a type of tudung; where the tudung comes down to about the mid-chest area, the jilbab frequently goes all the way down to the waist.
Don't Hate Her Because She's Beautiful ... and Wears a ... Tudung JDsg 2006
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Hebah, who is 32, and Sarah, 28, do wear religious attire, but of the Islamic sort: a loose outer garment called a jilbab; a khimar, a head covering that drapes to the fingertips; and
NYT > Home Page By LORRAINE ALI 2010
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Confusingly, the Indonesians call the headscarf a "jilbab"!
Don't Hate Her Because She's Beautiful ... and Wears a ... Tudung JDsg 2006
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Shabina Begum of Luton had been a pupil of Denbigh High School and in March 2005 had won a ruling against her school which would not allow her to attend while wearing a head-to-toe "jilbab".
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Wrapped in her shroud-like jilbab, Sahra believes staunchly, just as my father did, that her suffering in this life will be richly rewarded in the hereafter.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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Magool had told me that Sahra was deeply religious and that she wore the jilbab, a long black robe that covers your hair and all your body past your ankles and wrists, but not your face.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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They entered silently, wearing the ubiquitous hijab head scarf and ankle-length button-down overcoat known as the jilbab.
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This gave me hope, for I thought that if she were attracted to shrouding herself in a jilbab she would not ask for such clothes.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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They entered silently, wearing the ubiquitous hijab head scarf and ankle-length button-down overcoat known as the jilbab.
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An exclusive interview with Sadia Nosheen, founder of the Nottingham-based jilbab brand Masoomah.
Global Feminist Link Love: March 15-21 « Gender Across Borders 2010
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