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head·scarf | \ ˈhed-ˌskärf 
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\ plural headscarves\ ˈhed-ˌskärvz \ or less commonly headscarfs
\ or less commonly headscarfsDefinition of headscarf
: a fabric covering for the head worn especially by women
… young, well-educated European Muslim women who wear the headscarf as a conscious, articulate choice …— Timothy Garton Ash The stereotypical fortuneteller, a wizened old woman in a fringed headscarf hunched over a crystal ball …— Louise Erdich The US Justice Department, for example, has supported the right of Muslim girls to wear headscarves in public schools.— Robert O. Paxton
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headscarf
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of headscarf
: a piece of cloth worn over a woman's or girl's head
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The first known use of headscarf was in 1688
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