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turban

tur.ban or tur.banned \'t*r-b*n\ \-b*nd\ n [MF turbant, fr. It turbante, 
   fr. Turk tu:lbend, fr. Per ]dulband 1: a headdress worn chiefly in 
   countries of the eastern Mediterranean and s outhern Asia esp. by Muslims 
   and made of a cap around which is wound a long cloth 2: a headdress 
   resembling a Muslim turban; specif : a woman's close -fitting hat without a 
   brim - tur.baned aj