Tur"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 most Mohammedans 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.
2. A kind of headdress worn by women.
3. (Zoöl.) The whole set of whorls of a
spiral shell.
Tur"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 most Mohammedans 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.
2. A kind of headdress worn by women.
3. (Zoöl.) The whole set of whorls of a
spiral shell.
