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- [tur-buh n]
- /ˈtɜr bən/
- /ˈtɜː.bən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tur-buh n]
- /ˈtɜr bən/
Definitions of turban word
- noun turban a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head. 1
- noun turban any headdress resembling this. 1
- noun turban any of various off-the-face hats for women that are close-fitting, of a soft fabric, and brimless, or that have a narrow, sometimes draped, brim. 1
- noun turban Asian headdress 1
- countable noun turban A turban is a long piece of cloth that is wound round the head. It is worn by Sikh men and by some Hindu and Muslim men. 0
- noun turban a man's headdress, worn esp by Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs, made by swathing a length of linen, silk, etc, around the head or around a caplike base 0
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Origin of turban
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; earlier torbant, variant of tulbant < Turkish tülbent < Persian dulband
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Turban
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turban popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
turban usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turban
noun turban
- bandore — a 16th-century plucked musical instrument resembling a lute but larger and fitted with seven pairs of metal strings
- biretta — a stiff clerical cap having either three or four upright pieces projecting outwards from the centre to the edge: coloured black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals, and white for certain members of religious orders
- busby — a tall fur helmet with a bag hanging from the top to the right side, worn by certain soldiers, usually hussars, as in the British Army
- headdress — a covering or decoration for the head: a tribal headdress of feathers.
- miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
Top questions with turban
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