TURBAN


Meaning of TURBAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtər-bən ]

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 -bənd adjective

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turban 1

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