tur|ban

tur|ban
tur|ban «TUR buhn», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a scarf wound around the head or around a cap, worn originally by Muslim men, but now worn also by Sikhs and certain others who are of Asian origin but not of the Muslim faith.
2. any headdress like this, such as a big handkerchief tied around the head: »

The woman wore a bright-colored turban.

3. a small hat with little or no brim, worn by women and children.
–v.t.
to envelop with a turban: »

Figurative. My hat is off to them—with the lengths of surgical gauze currently turbaning my brow, I can't wear it anyway (Peter DeVries).

╂[< obsolete French turbant, or Portuguese turbante < Turkish tülbent muslin, gauze < Persian dulband. See etym. of doublet tulip. (Cf. ↑tulip)]

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