burqa
Collocations
4ADJ.
blue
VERB + BURQA
wearing, wears
BURQA + NOUN
bag, choice, it's, mum
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing
He fished a sky blue burqa from the bag. The yards of pleated cloth spilled over his knees when he lifted it.
Another kind of garment worn by Muslim women (of any denomination) to observe sartorial hijab:
Another kind of garment worn by Muslim women (of any denomination) to observe sartorial hijab:
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) wor
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He fished a sky blue burqa from the bag. The yards of pleated cloth spilled over his knees when he lifted it.
WiktionaryMaria is wearing a burqa.
Tatoeba · #1564881The burqa is a choice.
Tatoeba · #3154403"Did you know that his daughter wears a burqa?" "It's not a burqa, mum, it's called a hijab!"
Tatoeba · #9772438"Did you know that her daughter wears a burqa?" "It's not a burqa, mum, it's called a hijab!"
Tatoeba · #9772439Ziri dressed Rima in a burqa.
Tatoeba · #10805700