'Turban' definitions:

Definition of 'turban'

(from WordNet)
noun
A traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
noun
A small round woman's hat [syn: pillbox, toque, turban]

Definition of 'Turban'

From: GCIDE
  • Turban \Tur"ban\ (t[^u]r"ban), n. [OE. turband, turbant, tolibant, F. turban, It. turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend, fr. Per. dulband. Cf. Tulip.]
  • 1. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by many Muslims of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of headdress worn by women. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell. [1913 Webster]

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