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turbant

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)bənt/

turbant is the obsolete form of turban.

Meaning of turban

Noun

turban (plural turbans)

  1. A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
    • Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, […], London: […] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 4
  2. A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
  3. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
  4. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
    • Towel hair wraps come in a mixture of materials, from microfibre to polyester, while satin and silk are the go-to materials for sleep turbans.2021 April 1, Helen Wilson-Beevers, “8 best hair towel wraps and turbans that protect and dry your locks”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

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Forms of turbant

pluralturbants

Questions about turbant

What is turbant the obsolete form of?
Turbant is the obsolete form of turban.
How do you pronounce turbant?
Turbant is pronounced /ˈtɜː(ɹ)bənt/.

Words near turbant in the dictionary

  1. turbanlike
  2. turbanned
  3. turbanning
  4. turbannings
  5. turbans
  6. turbant
  7. turbants
  8. turbanwise
  9. turbaries
  10. turbary
  11. Turbat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turbant (page history and authors); turban (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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