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turban

Syllabification: (tur·ban)
Pronunciation: /ˈtərbən/

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Definition of turban

noun

  • 1a man’s headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn especially by Muslims and Sikhs.
  • a woman’s hat designed to resemble a turban.
  • 2 (also turban shell) a marine mollusk with a sculptured spiral shell and a distinctive operculum which is smooth on the inside and sculptured and typically patterned on the outside.
    • Family Turbinidae, class Gastropoda: Turbo and other genera

Derivatives

turbaned

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: via French from Turkish tülbent, from Persian dulband. Compare with tulip

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