HEADSCARF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does headscarf mean? 

• HEADSCARF (noun)
  The noun HEADSCARF has 1 sense:

1. a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin

  Familiarity information: HEADSCARF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEADSCARF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("headscarf" is a kind of...):

kerchief (a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "headscarf"):

babushka (a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women)

hijab (a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face)

khimar (a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist)