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jil·bab

 (jĭl-bäb′)
n.
A loose, long-sleeved, full-length overgarment worn by Muslim women.

[Arabic jilbāb; see glb in Semitic roots.]
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jilbab

(dʒɪlˈbɑːb)
n
(Islam) a long robe covering the head worn by some Muslim women
[from Arabic]
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