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turbanless

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tur⋅ban

  [tur-buhn]
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–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

Related forms:
turbaned, adjective
tur⋅ban⋅less, adjective
tur⋅ban⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

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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