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Added 9 October 2026

turban

/ˈtɜːbən/ noun

In Latin: mītra Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about turban at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.

verb

To cover (a person's head) with a turban.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.

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