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turban

[tur-buhn] / ˈtɜr bən /
NOUN
headdress
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She remembers Saar sporting many a turban, chunky jewelry and large hats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He studied in a seminary in Qom after his service with the Revolutionary Guard and wears the black turban of a sayyid, indicating that he traces his lineage to the prophet Muhammad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric who has a salt-and-pepper beard and the black turban of the "seyyed" -- descendants of the Prophet Mohammed -- is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Images of him in his austere wardrobe—a turban, clerical robes and a long, graying beard—appeared in offices, on billboards and murals throughout the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

I bent over so that he, a short man, could properly arrange the turban on my head.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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