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KAFFIYEH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kaffiyeh mean? 

KAFFIYEH (noun)
  The noun KAFFIYEH has 1 sense:

1. an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agalplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


KAFFIYEH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

headdress; headgear (clothing for the head)


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