Definitions for turban

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turban tur·ban

Spelling: [tur-buh n]

IPA: /ˈtɜr bən/

Turban is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 118 anagrams from letters in turban (abnrtu).

Definitions for turban

noun

1. 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.
2. any headdress resembling this.
3. 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.

Origin of turban

1555-65; earlier torbant, variant of tulbant Turkish tülbent Persian dulband

Examples for turban

He's so dignified I wish his turban would blow off or something.

turban and shasheeah had fallen off, and the bald crown of his head was bare.

With that she entered the room, threw back her mantle and took off her turban.

It slid up into her hair and finally twisted itself about it in a turban.

In order to be more at his ease, Yoga Rama removed his turban.

Sixteen years old and she wore a turban with a rhinestone in the middle of it.

When the average American meets my husband, with his beard and turban, they immediately view him as foreign.

For the unfamiliar, Sikhs are required by their faith to wear a turban, known as the Dastaar.

Half the time, we had to fight the refs to allow him to play in his turban.

Prior to 9/11, wearing a beard a turban may have been at times challenging.