[tur.ban] n [MF turbant, fr. It turbante, fr. Turk tulbent, fr. Per dulband] (1588) 1: a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia esp. by Muslims and made of a cap around which is wound a long cloth
2: a headdress resembling a turban; specif: a woman's close-fitting hat without a brim
3: a rolled stuffed fillet of fish "~ of sole" -- tur.baned or tur.banned adj