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headcloth

/hed-klawth, -kloth/US // ˈhɛdˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ //

头巾,头布,头饰,帽巾

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural head·cloths [hed-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈhɛdˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

    • : any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.

Examples

  • In the house he wears a small cap, and on going out puts on a turban or loose headcloth.

  • The women wore the chemise-like garment which all Mayan women wear to-day, with the headcloth we have previously described.

  • She wore a white, quilted headcloth, a black robe, and her beads and cross were at her side.

  • A large checked apron almost covered her blue dress and a clean white headcloth concealed her hair.

  • The lady was clothed in a great robe of gold brocade, and her headcloth, of fine cambric, was turned so that her face was hidden.