˜yÐÄvlog

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izar

[ ih-zahr ]

noun

  1. a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of izar1

First recorded in 1830–40, izar is from the Arabic word ¾±³úÄå°ù
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Example Sentences

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So much for the interior of the houses; now let us see how the ladies look when they are within doors, and have laid aside the izar and odious black handkerchief. 

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At last the bride, robed in an izar and veiled, mounted a horse astraddle, and went round to pay her last visit to her neighbours as a maiden.

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In fact, in my opinion, the Eastern ladies have really far more liberty than their Northern sisters, inasmuch as they are able when veiled with the izar, to go where they please. 

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