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litham

litham noun: a veil of North Africa that covers the lower face.

Noun

litham (plural lithams)

  1. A veil of North Africa that covers the lower face.
    Synonyms:
    cheche, tagelmust

Synonyms of litham

Forms of litham

plurallithams
alternative formlifam

Origin of litham

Borrowed from Arabic لِثَام (liṯām).

Questions about litham

What does litham mean?
Litham means a veil of North Africa that covers the lower face.
What part of speech is litham?
Litham is a noun.
What is the plural of litham?
The plural of litham is lithams.

Words near litham in the dictionary

  1. lithagogue
  2. lithagogues
  3. lithal
  4. lithalsa
  5. lithalsas
  6. litham
  7. lithams
  8. lithangiuria
  9. lithanthrax
  10. litharenite
  11. litharenites

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