Keffiyeh definition
A square of cloth, often embroidered, traditionally worn as a headdress by Arab men, either by winding it around the head or by folding it into a triangle, draping it over the head, and securing it with an agal.
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keffiyeh
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keffiyehsOrigin of keffiyeh
- Arabic kūfīya from feminine of kūfī of Kufa, Kufic from al-Kūfa Kufa, a city in central Iraq
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Arabic كوفية (kufíyya).
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