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Definition of Khimar
1. Noun. A headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist.
Definition of Khimar
1. Noun. A long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Khimar
Literary usage of Khimar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Humāyūn (Humāyūn-nāma). by begam Gulbaden, Gulbadan, Annette S. Beveridge (1902)
"... were in flight for Qandahar, and were captured at the khimar Pass, and brought
in by the Emperor's people. ..."
2. History of Afghanistan: From the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War by George Bruce Malleson (1879)
"He had sent on a party to occupy the khimar Pass— the approach to Kabul; but
either the detachment was not strong enough, or it was badly commanded, ..."
3. The Origins of the Islamic State, Being a Translation from the Arabic by Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Balādhurī, Philip Khuri Hitti (1916)
"Others say he was called " dhu-l-khimar " [the veiled one] because he always
appeared with a veil and turban.4 I was told by others from al-Yaman that he ..."
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