Word | bashlyk |
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Definition | n. A conical hood that wraps tightly around the neck, worn in Eastern Europe and Russia. |
Sentence | When the sled stops, Nadenka looks back at the hill we only just slid down, then peers into my face for a long time, listens to my voice, indifferent and passionless, and her whole little figure, all of it, even her muff and bashlyk, expresses extreme perplexity. |
Source | Fifty-Two Stories, Anton Chekhov, tr. P&V, p. 76 |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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