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turban

tur·ban [ túrbən ] (plural tur·bans)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. headdress: a man's headdress that consists of a long piece of fabric wrapped around the head or around a small cap, completely covering the hair, worn especially by some Sikhs and Muslims

2. woman's hat: a woman's hat that is similar in shape to a man's turban

[Mid-16th century. Via obsolete French turbant, Italian turbante< Turkish tülbend< Persian dulband]

tur·baned adjective
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