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turban

/tur-buhn/US // ˈtɜr bən //UK // (ˈtɜːbən) //

包头,围巾,襆头,盘头

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
    • : any headdress resembling this.
    • : any of various off-the-face hats for women that are close-fitting, of a soft fabric, and brimless, or that have a narrow, sometimes draped, brim.

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Examples

  • A turban-covered old man sat just inside the entryway, a small bowl for collecting change against the door jam.

  • The teens also taunted the mother, who was wearing a turban, calling her a “Bitch with facial hair.”

  • For the unfamiliar, Sikhs are required by their faith to wear a turban, known as the Dastaar.

  • Prior to 9/11, wearing a beard a turban may have been at times challenging.

  • Half the time, we had to fight the refs to allow him to play in his turban.

  • He stooped to pick up the turban and his eye fell on the regimental device of the metal badge.

  • Chumru laid aside the garment and tickled his wiry hair underneath his turban.

  • At first I thought it was the turban, but a sharp pain told me that there was a spot there that might be well worth seeing.

  • The only one who did justice to it was the countess-dowager—in a black gauze dress and white crêpe turban.

  • Her attendant wore a similar costume of cheaper material, an unornamented turban and black slippers.