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turban

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tur·ban  (tûrbn)
n.
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.

[French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend, muslin, gauze, turban; see tulip.]

turban
Noun
1. a head-covering worn by a Muslim, Hindu, or Sikh man, consisting of a long piece of cloth wound round the head
2. any head-covering resembling this [Turkish tülbend]
turbaned adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.turbanturban - a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
headdress, headgear - clothing for the head
2.turbanturban - a small round woman's hat            
woman's hat, millinery - hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
Translations
turban [ˈtəːbən] nturbante m

turban [ˈtəːbən] nturban m

turban [ˈtəːbən] nTurban m

turban [ˈtəːbən] nturbante m

turban
n turban [ˈtəːbən]
a long piece of cloth worn wound round the head, especially by men belonging to certain of the races and religions of Asia. tulband عِمامَه чалма turban turban der Turban τουρμπάνι turbante turban عمامه turbaani turban טוּרבָּן पगड़ी turban turbán surban túrban turbante ターバン 터번 turbanas turbāns serban tulband turban turban turbante turban чалма turban turban turban turban ผ้าโพกหัวของชาวมุสลิม türban, sarık (穆斯林等的)頭巾 тюрбан, чалма عمامہ، پگڑي khăn xếp


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Taking off my turban I bound myself securely to it with the linen in the hope that the roc, when it took flight next morning, would bear me away with it from the desolate island.
In her neat black turban hat was the gold-green wing of a macaw.
The dress was a sombre grayish beige, untrimmed and unbraided, and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue, relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side.
 
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