turban

Noun
Synonyms: pillboxtoque

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
  2. a small round woman's hatSynonyms: pillboxtoque
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Turban \Tur"ban\ (t[^u]r"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 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. [1913 Webster]

2.A kind of headdress worn by women. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell. [1913 Webster]

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