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kaffiyeh
(kə fē′ə)
noun
a headdress worn by Arabs as a protection against dust and heat: it is a large square of cotton cloth, draped and folded, and held in place by a cord wound about the head
also sp. kaffiyah
Origin: Ar kaffīya, var. of kūfīya, prob. < LL cofea, coif
See kaffiyeh in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A cloth headdress fastened by a band around the crown and usually worn by Arab men.
Origin:
Origin: Arabic kaffīya
Origin: , colloquial variant of kūfīya
Origin: , perhaps from Late Latin cofea, helmet; see coif
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