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turban

[tur-buhn] / ˈtɜr bən /
NOUN
headdress
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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

The missing man was wearing a white turban, black shorts, black shirt and a black vest.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

I’m not asking for anybody to comment, just as I don’t comment on anyone else’s religious garb, be it a hijab, a cross or a turban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

His photograph was all over, on signs and walls and newspapers, with his fluffy white beard and a dark turban wrapped around his head.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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