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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Variant of burqa.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A short round cloak made of felt or very coarse woolen stuff, used as a protection against rain in Russia, Poland, and Moldavia. Also burga.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An Islamic garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women (also spelled burqa).
  2. n. A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan

Etymologies

  1. From Hindustani बुरक़ा / برقع (burqa‘), from Persian برقع, from Arabic بُرْقُع, from verb بَرْقَعَ (to cover, to veil), from root verb رَقَعَ (to patch, to sew). (Wiktionary)

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