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turban

Headwear commonly worn by Muslim and Sikh men. It is formed from a long piece of fine linen wound around the head. The turban has inspired many fashion headwear styles throughout the 20th century, very often for women.



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Taking off my turban I bound myself securely to it with the linen in the hope that the roc, when it took flight next morning, would bear me away with it from the desolate island.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
In her neat black turban hat was the gold-green wing of a macaw.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
The dress was a sombre grayish beige, untrimmed and unbraided, and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue, relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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