turban

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtəːb(ə)n/

noun

  • 1a man’s head covering consisting of a long length of material wound around a cap or the head, worn especially by Sikhs and Muslims.
  • a woman’s hat designed to resemble a turban.
  • 2 (also turban shell) a marine mollusc 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

(also turbanned) adjective
bearded and turbaned Sikhs

Origin:

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