turban

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a head covering made by winding a long piece of cloth around the head, worn especially in several South Asian and religious traditions

   He wound a fresh blue turban before attending the Sikh ceremony.

2. 2
   noun

   a close-fitting brimless hat for women, shaped to resemble a wrapped turban

   She paired the velvet turban with a long evening coat.

Simplified etymology

Turban entered English in the mid-16th century through French and Turkish tülbent, ultimately from Persian dulband.

Borrowed through French turban and Italian turbante from Ottoman Turkish tulbent, ultimately from Persian dulband 'turban'. Tulip belongs to the same borrowing history: Europeans associated the flower's shape with a wrapped turban.

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