Bū_nūnah: (Arabic: bū: diminutive of abū: father, nūnah: naqdah, or nuqṭah: point or dot, synonyms: bū_nafah, naf_al _ maṭar), term colloquially used in the Arab Gulf region to identify mainly point d’Esprit tulle; shear net, adorned in small seed or pin like dots woven into the fabric. Used particularly for veils (shiyal) and overgarments (athwāb). 

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