HEJAB Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word hejab. (close relations)
Definition of HEJAB
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burqa | nounn | |||||||
noun • a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan | ||||||||
chador | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women | ||||||||
headscarf | nounn | |||||||
noun • a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | ||||||||
hijab | nounn | |||||||
noun • a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face • the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home | ||||||||
niqab | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women | ||||||||
veil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a garment that covers the head and face • a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) • a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |