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Turban

Turban Meaning & Definition
Turban Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Turban?

[n] a small round woman's hat
[n] a traditional Moslem headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head

Synonyms | Synonyms for Turban: pillbox | toque

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See Also | headdress | headgear | millinery | woman's hat

Turban In Webster's Dictionary

\Tur"ban\, n. [OE. turband, turbant, tolibant, F. turban, It. turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend, fr. Per. dulband. Cf. {Tulip}.] 1. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans 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. 2. A kind of headdress worn by women. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.

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