turban
pronunciation
How to pronounce turban in British English:
UK [ˈtɜ:bən]
How to pronounce turban in American English:
US [ˈtɜrbən]
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- Noun:
- a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
- a small round woman's hat
Word Origin
- turban
- turban: see tulip
- turban (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French turbant (15c.), from Italian turbante (Old Italian tolipante), from Turkish tülbent "gauze, muslin, tulle," from Persian 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. Related: Turbaned.
Example
- 1. Like the ambassador , popal wore a black turban , and he had a huge bushy beard .
- 2. Sporting a bright pink turban , another pardhi says six of his seven sons have been imprisoned numerous times .
- 3. But he quickly collected some leaves from nearby trees , fastened them together to make a small bucket , and used his turban as a rope .
- 4. The mayor of kandahar was killed by a taliban insurgent who concealed a bomb in his turban .
- 5. Today , guests claim to see her wandering the plantation in her green turban and have awoken to see her face staring at them from beside the bed .