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tur·ban (tʉr′bən)
noun
- any of various styles of headdress worn by men in the Middle East and S Asia, consisting of a length of cloth wound in folds about the head, often over a cap: the style of the turban often indicates the position or rank of the wearer
- any similar headdress; esp.,
- a scarf or bandanna wound around the head, worn by women
- a woman's hat with no brim or a very short brim turned up closely
Etymology: earlier turbant < MFr < It turbante < Turk tülbend, dial. form of dülbend < Pers dulbänd, turban, sash
Related Forms:
- turbaned tur′·baned (-bənd) adjective
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Converse of object
- wear: A Sikh feels honor to wear a turban, to cover uncut hair.
Preposition: as
- symbol: He is given a robe and a turban as a symbol of office.
Adjective modifier
- Sikh: The men also wore amazing turbans, nothing like the Sikh turbans we see in the west.
Modifies a noun
- hat: A turban hat, which presumably was worn by the deceased, was on the floor in front of the settee.
Noun used with modifier
- velvet: One model wriggled in a cherry print tea dress, her hair tucked under a green velvet turban.
Preposition: with
- bomb: One cartoon, arguably the most offensive, depicted a male in eastern turban with a bomb in it.
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