turban Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
  2. noun a small round woman's hat
    pillbox; toque.

WordNet

Tur"ban noun
Etymology
OE. turband, turbant, tolibant, F. turban, It. turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend, fr. Per. dulband. Cf. Tulip.
Definitions
  1. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans 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. (Zoöl.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.

Webster 1913