Turban

Quick meaning: Turban is a noun meaning (clothing) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.

Meaning

(clothing) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.

More Meanings

1. A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
2. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
3. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
4. (transitive) To cover (a person's head) with a turban.

Example Sentences

When we arrived to the shop the man in charge told the staff to turban our heads.

‘Nay, I cannot move another step,’ he howled. ‘I am old and my turban is lost. Arré! Arré!’

While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected

From India and the golden Cherſoneſs, / And utmoſt Indian Iſle Taprobane, / Dusk faces vvith vvhite ſilken Turbants vvreath'd: […]

Word Forms

• turbans
• turbant
• turbaning
• turbaned

Synonyms for turban

Depending on context, synonyms include toque, pillbox.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pillbox, toque, headdress, break, turbant, turband.

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