The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A long cotton outer garment, usually white, traditionally worn by Muslim women.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A garment worn by Moslems.
n. [capitalized] A very yellow star, of magnitude 2.6, on the right thigh of Boötes in the waist-cloth, called by the astronomers ε Boötæ. See cut under Boötes.
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n. a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body
Word Usage
"It helps to think of it in two parts: real (real, just like in English) + izar (to make)."