headscarf
noun
head·scarf
ˈhed-ˌskärf 
plural headscarves
ˈhed-ˌskärvz
also headscarfs
also headscarfs
: 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
Timothy Garton AshThe stereotypical fortuneteller, a wizened old woman in a fringed headscarf hunched over a crystal ball …—Louise Erdich
Louise ErdichThe US Justice Department, for example, has supported the right of Muslim girls to wear headscarves in public schools.—Robert O. Paxton
Robert O. PaxtonExamples of headscarf in a Sentence
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He was initially disqualified from the 2024 parliamentary elections, as well, for criticizing the morality police when Mahsa Amini—a 22-year-old Iranian woman—died in their custody after being arrested for not wearing her headscarf properly.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
She’s dressed like an Old Hollywood vixen: wearing a sleek, tan trench coat paired with leather boots, oversized sunglasses and a headscarf.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
Our grandfathers, aunts, and uncles will join with our daughters, who may wear headscarves or who may dye their hair purple.
—Selim Koru, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2016
So far in 2024, bows and claw clips and headscarves have crowned our updos.
—Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
She’s dressed like an Old Hollywood vixen: wearing a sleek, tan trench coat paired with leather boots, oversized sunglasses and a headscarf.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
Our grandfathers, aunts, and uncles will join with our daughters, who may wear headscarves or who may dye their hair purple.
—Selim Koru, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2016
So far in 2024, bows and claw clips and headscarves have crowned our updos.
—Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Headscarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headscarf. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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