Usually means: Veil covering face except eyes.
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  1. niqab: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. niqab: Merriam-Webster
  3. niqab: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. niqab: Collins English Dictionary
  5. niqab: Vocabulary.com
  6. Niqab, niqab: Wordnik
  7. niqab: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. niqab: Wiktionary
  9. niqab: Dictionary.com
  10. Niqab: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. niqab: Rhymezone
  12. niqab: FreeDictionary.org
  13. niqab: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. niqab: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Arab Gateway Quick Reference Glossary (external links) (No longer online)
  2. Encyclopedia of the Orient (No longer online)

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  1. niqab: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (niqab)

▸ noun:  A veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.

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