noun

turban

turban

He wore a traditional white turban.

He wore a traditional white turban.

She wrapped her hair in a colourful turban.

She wrapped her hair in a colorful turban.

to wear ((a turban)) to have a turban on your head He wore a white turban.

Synonyms: headwrap, headdress

From Persian 'dulband', via Turkish. It is related to the word 'tulip', which was named for its resemblance to a turban.

Picture a long piece of cloth wound around the head, typically worn by men in parts of South Asia and the Middle East.

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