n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə r-b ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Turkish tülbent, from Persian dulband
Date: 1588
1 : a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia especially by Muslims and made of a cap around which is wound a long cloth
2 : a headdress resembling a turban specifically : a woman's close-fitting hat without a brim
3 : a rolled stuffed fillet of fish < turban of sole>
– tur · baned or tur · banned \ -b ə nd \ adjective
turban 1