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Turban - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Turban : (noun)
1: a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf
wrapped around the head
2: a small round woman's hat [syn: pillbox, toque]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Turban : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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