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Webster 1913 Edition

Turban

Tur′ban

(tûr′ban)
,
Noun.
[OE.
turband
,
turbant
,
tolibant
, F.
turban
, It.
turbante
, Turk.
tulbend
,
dulbend
, fr. Per.
dulband
. Cf.
Tulip
.]
1.
A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by many Muslims of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck.
2.
A kind of headdress worn by women.
3.
(Zool.)
The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Turban

TUR'BAN

,
Noun.
A head dress worn by the orientals, consisting of a cap, and a sash of fine linen or taffeta artfully wound round it in plaits. The cap is red or green, roundish on the top, and quilted with cotton. The sash of the Turks is white linen; that of the Persians is red woolen.
1.
In conchology, the whole set of whirls of a shell.

Definition 2024

Turban

Turban

See also: turban, turbán, and türban

German

Noun

Turban m ‎(genitive Turbans, plural Turbane)

  1. turban

Declension

turban

turban

See also: Turban, turbán, and türban

English

A Sikh wearing a turban.

Noun

turban ‎(plural turbans)

  1. Man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
    • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
      The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
  2. Woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
  3. The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

turban

  1. a turban
  2. a headband; a hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back

Danish

Noun

turban c (singular definite turbanen, plural indefinite turbaner)

  1. turban (male headdress)

Declension

References

French

Etymology

From Turkish tülbent ‎(“muslin; cheesecloth”), from Persian دلبند ‎(dolband). Cf. Italian turbante.

Noun

turban m ‎(plural turbans)

  1. turban (male headdress)

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

From Turkish tülbent, from Persian دلبند dolband, also the root of tulip

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪urbãn̪]

Noun

turban m inan

  1. turban

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from German Turban, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند ‎(dülbend) (Turkish tülbent), from Persian دلبند ‎(dolband).

Doublet of tȕlipān ‎(“tulip”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

tùrbān m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)

  1. turban
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

Noun

tùrbān m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)

  1. a sea urchin of the genus Cidaridae
  2. turban snail (Bolma rugosa, Turbinidae)
Declension

Spanish

Verb

turban

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of turbar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of turbar.

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɵrˈbɑːn/

Noun

turban c

  1. a turban

Declension

Inflection of turban 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative turban turbanen turbaner turbanerna
Genitive turbans turbanens turbaners turbanernas

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish دلبند ‎(dülbend) (Turkish tülbent), from Persian دلبند ‎(dolband).

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