Burka

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

A burka (Abkhaz: ауапа awápa, Adyghe: кӏакӏо chakwe, Armenian: այծենակաճ aytsenakach, Avar: буртина burtína, Azerbaijani: yapıncı, Chechen: верта verta, Georgian: ნაბადი nabadi, Ingush: ферта ferta, Kabardian: щӏакӏуэ shakwe, Iron Ossetic: нымæт nymæt Russian: бурка burka, Svan: ღა̈რთ ghært) is an overcoat made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Burka (overcoat)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

Image: Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.