Main Entry: tur·ban

Pronunciation: \ˈtər-bən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Turkish tülbent, from Persian dulband

Date: 1588

1 : a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia especially by Muslims and made of a cap around which is wound a long cloth
2 : a headdress resembling a turban; specifically : a woman's close-fitting hat without a brim
3 : a rolled stuffed fillet of fish <turban of sole>

— tur·baned or tur·banned \-bənd\ adjective

[turban illustration]