turban

noun

tur·ban | \ ˈtər-bən

Definition of turban

1 : a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia consisting of a long cloth that is wrapped around a cap (as by Muslims) or directly around the head (as by Sikhs and Hindus)

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

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Examples of turban in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The video began with an old man in a white turban telling his interviewer, Nasir Dhillon, that his infant brother went with his mother to Phulwal village in 1947, never to be heard from again. — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022 News footage showed him dressed in a brown turban and robe, with glasses and a beard, calmly signing his name on documents at the guidance of election officials. — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021 In her bathroom at home in Los Angeles, looking sick and exhausted but still old-Hollywood glamorous in a turban and a leopard-print dress, Blair begins to put on lipstick the color of a black cherry. — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021 This turban comfortably fits those with short hair and/or experiencing hair loss due to Alopecia or Chemotherapy. — Essence, 20 Sep. 2021 Federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, a Sikh who wears a turban, has also expressed opposition to the law. — Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2021 To attack another person’s faith — to strike at my turban — is completely unacceptable. — Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2022 Governor Sarhadi, a spare-looking man with a gray beard, wore a black turban and a short umber shawl, called a patou. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 The 49-year old, who earned a PhD at the London School of Economics, wore a traditional Libyan robe, turban and spectacles. — Samy Magdy, ajc, 14 Nov. 2021 See More

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