Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kerchief worn on the head, usually as a turban.
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- noun Alternative form of
headkerchief .
Etymologies
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Examples
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She had spread the newspaper on the table and followed the lines with her finger; from time to time she smoothed her flowered head-kerchief.
Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010
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The daughter stood bent over the kettle, in her flowered head-kerchief.
Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010
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Over the bandages he wore a checked Palestinian head-kerchief.
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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Hassan wiped his face with a corner of his checkered head-kerchief.
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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Another man climbed onto the hood, unfurled his head-kerchief, and used it as a striped flag to clear the road ahead.
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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Housewife Chic, replete with dustproof "head-kerchief" and apron-inspired wraps, is sweeping the nation.
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Anna Sui's fall collection has a special-order luxe version: an $85 head-kerchief.
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The native Sultans of Darfur, like those of Bornu and others further west, used white muslin as a face-wrap: hence, too, the ceremonies when spitting, etc., etc. The Kúfiyah or head-kerchief of the Arabs soon reached Europe and became in Low Latin Cuphia; in
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Housewife Chic, replete with dustproof "head-kerchief" and apron-inspired wraps, is sweeping the nation.
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Anna Sui does offer a luxe version, however, in a special-order, $85 head-kerchief from her fall collection.
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