Turban

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
  • n. A woman's close-fitting hat that consists of material wound around a small inner cap.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
  • n. Woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
  • n. The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by many Muslims of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck.
  • n. A kind of headdress worn by women.
  • n. The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The distinctive head-dress of men of the Moslem nations, consisting of a scarf or shawl wound around the tarboosh.
  • n. A modification of the Oriental turban, worn by women in Europe and America during the first half of the nineteenth century.
  • n. A head-dress consisting of a bright-colored handkerchief or square of cotton, worn by negro women in the West Indies and the southern United States.
  • n. During the latter half of the nineteenth century, a hat consisting of a crown either without a brim or with a brim turned up close alongside the crown, worn by women and children.
  • n. In heraldry, a high rounded cap, supposed to be the official head-dress of the Sultan of Turkey: it is usually represented with plumes attached to its sides, with jeweled clasps, and the like. Also called Turkish crown.
  • n. In conchology, the spire of a univalve shell. See spire, 2, and univalve (with cuts)
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small round woman's hat
  • n. a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    millinery    woman's hat    headgear    headdress   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    headdress    mandil    puggree    puggaree   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bourbon    Durban    Urban    bourbon    interurban    suburban    urban   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scarf    kerchief    tunic    sash    stocking    slipper    pantaloons    frock    cravat    drapery