Beturbaned

/bɪˈtɜːrbənd/ adjective

Definition

Wearing or adorned with a turban; having the head wrapped with a turban.

Etymology

From 'turban' (a head covering worn in Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures, from Persian 'dulband') with the prefix 'be-' meaning 'to clothe in' or 'to cover with.' The 'be-' prefix makes it an adjective describing someone wearing the item.

Kelly Says

The word 'turban' traveled from Persian through Ottoman Turkish into English, spreading along the same trade routes as the beautiful fabrics used to make them—language maps history.

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