underscarf
UK/ˈʌndəˌskɑːf//ˈʌndɚˌskɑɹf/
underscarf noun: a tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.
Noun
underscarf (plural underscarfs or underscarves)
- A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.
- White and crisp and full, but pinned over an underscarf, and this underscarf was decorated with lace.2010, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, In Search of Islamic Feminism, page 368
- She pays much attention to wearing matching headscarves, but does not like the style that many younger Turkish girls have adopted, who use underscarves and other materials to produce a high and voluminous head shape.2015, Edward E. Curtis, The Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West
- Synonyms:
- undercap
Synonyms of underscarf
Forms of underscarf
| plural | underscarfs |
|---|---|
| plural | underscarves |
Origin of underscarf
From under- + scarf.
Questions about underscarf
- What does underscarf mean?
- Underscarf means a tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.
- What part of speech is underscarf?
- Underscarf is a noun.
- How do you pronounce underscarf?
- Underscarf is pronounced /ˈʌndəˌskɑːf/ (UK).
- What is the plural of underscarf?
- The plural of underscarf is underscarfs.
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