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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

türban

türban

See also: turban, turbán, and Turban

Turkish

Noun

türban ‎(definite accusative türbanı, plural türbanlar)

  1. turban (man’s and women’s head-dress)


This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at turban. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see türban in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2008

Etymology

Borrowing from French turban.

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