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head scarf

head scarf is the alternative form of headscarf.

Meaning of headscarf

Noun

headscarf (plural headscarves or headscarfs)

  1. A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
    • As far as only the Quran itself is concerned, wearing a headscarf is neither required nor prohibited.
    Synonyms:
    headsquare, tudung

Forms of head scarf

pluralhead scarves
pluralhead scarfs

Questions about head scarf

What is head scarf the alternative form of?
Head scarf is the alternative form of headscarf.

Words near head scarf in the dictionary

  1. head rhymes
  2. head roll
  3. head rolls
  4. head rush
  5. head rushes
  6. head scarf
  7. head scarves
  8. head scratcher
  9. head scratchers
  10. head scratching
  11. head scratchings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: head scarf (page history and authors); headscarf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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