n.1 a man's headdress of cotton or silk wound round a cap or the head, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs.
2 a woman's headdress or hat resembling this.
Derivatives:
turbaned adj.
Etymology: 16th c. (also tulbant etc.), ult. f. Turk. t{uuml}lbent f. Pers. dulband: cf. TULIP