What is another word for headscarf?

Pronunciation: [hˈɛdskɑːf] (IPA)

A headscarf, also known as a hijab, is a type of head covering that Muslim women wear as a sign of modesty and religious adherence. However, the term headscarf can be used to describe different types of head coverings worn by women across cultures. Some synonyms for headscarf include veil, head wrap, turban, headband, shawl, kerchief, bandana, and snood. These words describe different styles and variations of headscarfs that women across the world use for different purposes. While the term hijab is specific to the Islamic headscarf, other synonyms provide a broader scope of women's head coverings.

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Usage examples for Headscarf

Thus, 'The Dhobi looks smart in other people's clothes'; and 'Rajache shiri, Paritache tiri,' or 'The king's headscarf is the washerman's loin-cloth.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell

Famous quotes with Headscarf

  • Nearby, where the main road forked, stood an iron cross on a stone base. As the English couple watched, a mason was cutting in half a dozen fresh names. On the far side of the street, in the deep shadow of a doorway, a youngish woman in black was also watching. She was so pale they assumed at first she had some sort of wasting disease. She remained perfectly still, with one hand holding an edge of her headscarf so that it obscured her mouth. The mason seemed embarrassed and kept his back to her while he worked. After a quarter of an hour an old man in blue workman's clothes came shuffling along in carpet slippers and took her hand without a word and led her away. When the propriétaire came out he nodded at the other side of the street, at the empty space and murmured, 'Trois. Mari et deux frères,' as he set down their salads.
    Ian McEwan

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