keffiyeh
noun
kef·fi·yeh
less common spelling of kaffiyeh
: an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord
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On June 17, Cloud arrived in an all-black fit, a black-and-white keffiyeh draped over her shoulders.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
With his keffiyeh, aviator sunglasses, and beard stubble, Arafat first received media attention in the 1960s and 1970s, when the PLO was hijacking airplanes and perpetrating terrorist attacks.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The singer is also seen in the video wearing a shirt featuring pieces of a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn in some parts of the Middle East and viewed largely as a symbol of Palestinian resistance to Israeli military occupation.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
At the World Arts and Cultures graduation, the student speaker wore a keffiyeh, similarly accused Israel of genocide, and claimed to have failed out of her original major, earning applause, not concern.
—Isabella Brannon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
With his keffiyeh, aviator sunglasses, and beard stubble, Arafat first received media attention in the 1960s and 1970s, when the PLO was hijacking airplanes and perpetrating terrorist attacks.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The singer is also seen in the video wearing a shirt featuring pieces of a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn in some parts of the Middle East and viewed largely as a symbol of Palestinian resistance to Israeli military occupation.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
At the World Arts and Cultures graduation, the student speaker wore a keffiyeh, similarly accused Israel of genocide, and claimed to have failed out of her original major, earning applause, not concern.
—Isabella Brannon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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“Keffiyeh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keffiyeh. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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