turban
Plural: turbans
Noun
- a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
- a small round woman's hat
- A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
- A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
Verb
- To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.
Scrabble Score: 8
turban is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordturban is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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