turban.
A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
Meaning & usage
A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.
To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.
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