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tur⋅ban
[tur-buh
n]
–noun
| 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. |
| 2. | any headdress resembling this. |
| 3. | 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. |
Origin:
1555–65; earlier torbant, var. of tulbant < Turk tülbent < Pers dulband
1555–65; earlier torbant, var. of tulbant < Turk tülbent < Pers dulband

Related forms:
turbaned, adjective
tur⋅ban⋅less, adjective
tur⋅ban⋅like, adjective
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Turban
Tur"ban\, n. [OE. turband, turbant, tolibant, F. turban, It. turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend, fr. Per. dulband. Cf. Tulip.]1. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck. 2. A kind of headdress worn by women. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.
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Language Translation for : turban
Spanish:
turbante,
German:
der Turban,
Japanese:
ターバン
turban
1561, from M.Fr. turbant, from It. turbante (O.It. tolipante), from Turk. tülbent "gauze, muslin, tulle," from Pers. dulband "turban." The change of -l- to -r- may have taken place in Portuguese India and thence been picked up in other European languages. A men's headdress in Muslim lands, it was popular in Europe and America c.1776-1800 as a ladies' fashion.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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turban
a headdress, of obscure Oriental origin, consisting of a long scarf wound round the head or an inner hat.
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