See also: Turban, turbán, and türban

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A Sikh wearing a turban.

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From Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.

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turban (plural turbans)

  1. A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
    • 1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, [], London: [] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 4:
      Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; []
    • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
      The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
  2. A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
  3. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
  4. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
    • 2021 April 1, Helen Wilson-Beevers, “8 best hair towel wraps and turbans that protect and dry your locks”, in The Independent[1], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-14:
      Towel hair wraps come in a mixture of materials, from microfibre to polyester, while satin and silk are the go-to materials for sleep turbans.
    • 2021 November 17, Matilda Rudd, “REVEALED: The $43 ‘magic’ hair towel that leaves your locks shiny and shaves your drying time by 50 per cent after a shower”, in Daily Mail[2], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-11-18:
      While there are certainly other towel turbans on the market, this one has women scratching their heads in confusion and asking: 'How does it work so well?'

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turban (third-person singular simple present turbans, present participle turbaning, simple past and past participle turbaned)

  1. (transitive) To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
    • 2014, Paul Bramadat, Lorne Dawson, Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond, page 186:
      While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected
    • 2018, Madilyn Elliott, Global Expats: A Journey in Italy:
      When we arrived to the shop the man in charge told the staff to turban our heads.

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  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

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turban

  1. a turban
  2. a headband; a hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back

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  • IPA(key): [ˈturban]
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

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turban m inan

  1. turban

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  • turban in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • turban in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • turban in Internetová jazyková příručka

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From Italian turbante, from Turkish tülbent, from Persian دلبند. Doublet of tulipan.

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turban c (singular definite turbanen, plural indefinite turbaner)

  1. turban (male headdress)

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Inherited from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

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turban m (plural turbans)

  1. turban (male headdress)

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Etymology edit

From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, turban), same origin as tulipan.

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turban m (definite singular turbanen, indefinite plural turbaner, definite plural turbanene)

  1. a turban

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From French turban, Italian turbante, Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband, turban), same origin as tulipan.

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turban m (definite singular turbanen, indefinite plural turbanar, definite plural turbanane)

  1. a turban

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Borrowed from French turban, from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband). Doublet of tulipan.

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turban m inan (diminutive turbanik)

  1. turban
    Synonym: zawój

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  • turban in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Borrowed from French turban, from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

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turban n (plural turbane)

  1. turban

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Borrowed from German Turban, from Ottoman Turkish دبند (dülbend) (Turkish tülbent), from Persian دلبند (dolband).

Doublet of tȕlipān (tulip).

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  • IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

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tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)

  1. turban
    Synonyms: čȃlma, sàruk
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  • IPA(key): /tǔrbaːn/
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ban

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tùrbān m (Cyrillic spelling ту̀рба̄н)

  1. a sea urchin of the family Cidaridae
  2. turban snail (Bolma rugosa, Turbinidae)
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turban m inan (genitive singular turbanu, nominative plural turbany, genitive plural turbanov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. turban

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  • turban”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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turban

  1. third-person plural present indicative of turbar

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turban c

  1. a turban

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Declension of turban 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative turban turbanen turbaner turbanerna
Genitive turbans turbanens turbaners turbanernas

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