headscarf
/ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/
headscarf noun: a more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
Noun
headscarf (plural headscarves or headscarfs)
- 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.
- But as Ms. Eran adjusted her resplendent costume, two young women wearing traditional headscarfs walked across the plaza nearby.1998 October 29, Stephen Kinzer, “Safranbolu Journal; The Alarming Scarf and Other Turkish Worries”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- headsquare, tudung
headscarf meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
headscarf in Hindi
- piece of material worn over the head
- रुमाल rumāl
headscarf in Urdu
- piece of material worn over the head
- رومال rumāl
headscarf in Bengali
- piece of material worn over the head
- রূমাল rumal
headscarf in Malayalam
- piece of material worn over the head
- തട്ടം taṭṭaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- headscarf in Arabic
- حِجَاب ḥijāb, خِمَار ḵimār
- headscarf in Malay
- tudung
- headscarf in Persian
- روسری ru-sari, لچک lačak, laček, حجاب hejâb
- headscarf in Vietnamese
- khăn trùm đầu
Examples of headscarf in a sentence
- Many of them were babusias (old ladies) who wore colorful headscarves.
- In the photo she's wearing a green floral headscarf and spooning cherry filling into a pieróg.
- "They were wearing kikwembe (a shawl worn by Congolese women) over their uniforms, and women's headscarves."
Synonyms of headscarf
Forms of headscarf
| plural | headscarves |
|---|---|
| plural | headscarfs |
| alternative form | head scarf |
| alternative form | head-scarf |
Origin of headscarf
From head + scarf.
Words formed from headscarf
Questions about headscarf
- What does headscarf mean?
- Headscarf means a more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
- What is headscarf in Hindi?
- Headscarf in Hindi is रुमाल (rumāl). See Headscarf meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headscarf?
- Headscarf is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headscarf?
- Headscarf is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/ (US).
- What is the plural of headscarf?
- The plural of headscarf is headscarves.
Words near headscarf in the dictionary
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