headscarf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

/ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-headscarf.wav

headscarf headscarves headscarfs head scarf head-scarf

From head + scarf.

headsquare tudung

headscarfed headscarfless

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