turban

(tʉrbən)

noun

  1. 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
  2. any similar headdress; esp.,
    1. a scarf or bandanna wound around the head, worn by women
    2. a woman's hat with no brim or a very short brim turned up closely

Origin: earlier turbant < MFr < It turbante < Turk tülbend, dial. form of dülbend < Pers dulbänd, turban, sash

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See turban in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A traditionally Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf of linen, cotton, or silk that is wound around a small cap or directly around the head.
  2. A woman's close-fitting hat that consists of material wound around a small inner cap.

Origin:

Origin: French turbant

Origin: , from Italian turbante

Origin: , from Ottoman Turkish tülbend, muslin, gauze, turban; see tulip

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