Usually means: Cloth covering head for modesty.
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  1. headscarf: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. headscarf: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. headscarf: Collins English Dictionary
  4. headscarf: Vocabulary.com
  5. Headscarf, headscarf: Wordnik
  6. headscarf: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. headscarf: Wiktionary
  8. headscarf: Dictionary.com
  9. Headscarf: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. headscarf: Rhymezone
  11. headscarf: FreeDictionary.org
  12. headscarf: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. headscarf: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. headscarf: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  15. headscarf: Merriam-Webster

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▸ noun:  A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

Similar:
head scarf, head-scarf, scarf, underscarf, headsquare, headwrap, cloud, shawl, overscarf, headcovering, more...

Opposite:
uncovered, bareheaded, hatless

Types:
hijab, niqab, burqa, shayla, al-amira, khimar, chador, tudung, snood, more...

Phrases:
Headscarf rights in Turkey, more...

Adjectives:
white, islamic, black, red, muslim, blue, traditional, dark, green, yellow, bright

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Similar:
head scarf, head-scarf, scarf, underscarf, headsquare, headwrap, cloud, shawl, overscarf, headcovering, more...

Opposite:
uncovered, bareheaded, hatless

Types:
hijab, niqab, burqa, shayla, al-amira, khimar, chador, tudung, snood, more...

Phrases:
Headscarf rights in Turkey, more...

Adjectives:
white, islamic, black, red, muslim, blue, traditional, dark, green, yellow, bright



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