turban

CEFRB2

/ˈtɜːbən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long piece of cloth wrapped around the head.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.

Examples

  • He wears his turban on one side; meanwhile his whore is naked at home.

  • His head was covered in a white turban.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.

  2. A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.

  3. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.

More examples

In context

  • What are you hiding in your turban?

  • From India and the golden Cherſoneſs, / And utmoſt Indian Iſle Taprobane, / Dusk faces vvith vvhite ſilken Turbants vvreath'd: […]

  • Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The Sikh man wore a blank on his head as part of his religious practice.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.