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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Turban \Tur"ban\ (t[^u]r"ban), n. [OE. turband, turbant,
tolibant, F. turban, It. turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend,
fr. Per. dulband. Cf. {Tulip}.]
1. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by many Muslims
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.
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2. A kind of headdress worn by women.
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3. (Zool.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.
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