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 cloth2: a headdress resembling a turban ; specifically : a woman's close-fitting hat without a brim3: a rolled stuffed fillet of fish <turban of sole>

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

[turban illustration]