A kerchief or veil worn at the back of the head by ladies. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf > types of (18) volet1399 A kerchief or veil worn at the back of the head by ladies. Obsolete. night-coverchiefa1427 = night-kerchief, n. night-kerchief?c1450 A kerchief used to cover the head during the night. night-kercher1552 = night-kerchief, n. shade1706 Something which affords protection from light, heat, etc. A lace scarf for the head worn by women. Obsolete exc. dialect. fala1721 A sort of kerchief worn in Holland. teresa1770 An article of female attire in the 18th cent.: see quot. 1860. bird's eye?1775 colloquial. A silk handkerchief or neckerchief with a bird's eye pattern worn as a piece of fashionable attire in the 18th and early 19th… doek1798 A cloth, especially a head-cloth. Cf. kopdoek, n. Madras handkerchief1808 a brightly coloured handkerchief of silk and cotton, formerly often worn as a turban in the Caribbean and elsewhere. Madras turban1818 a madras handkerchief worn as a headdress (see quot. 2001). keffiyeh1831 A kerchief worn as a head-dress by the Bedouin Arabs. Madras1838 Short for Madras handkerchief n. at sense 2a. turban1839 A bright-coloured cloth worn as a head-dress by black people (esp. women) in the West Indies and southern U.S. rigolette1859 A light knitted or crocheted woollen scarf, typically worn as a head-covering. charshaf1926 In Turkey and some Balkan countries: a headscarf worn by women, a remnant of the veil formerly worn. babushka1937 Originally North American. A headscarf tied under the chin, typical of those traditionally worn by (elderly) Russian women. do-rag1964 Esp. among black people: a scarf or piece of fabric worn on the head to protect a hairstyle, typically with the ends or corners tied together at the… |
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