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单词 headscarf
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headscarfn.

Brit. /ˈhɛdskɑːf/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌskɑrf/
Inflections: Plural headscarfs, headscarves.
Forms: see head n.1 and scarf n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.1, scarf n.1
Etymology: < head n.1 + scarf n.1With reference to Muslim headdress (compare quot. 2010), often used to render Arabic hijab hijab n. (compare hijab n. 2); compare head veil n. at head n.1 Compounds 4.
A piece of fabric worn, esp. by women, as a covering for the head.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf
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head-kercher1556
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 249/1 He beareth Argent, an Head Scarfe, or a Uail for the Head, ends crost and pendant, Sable.
1819 J. Gamble Views Soc. & Manners North of Irel. xxiii. 276 ‘Now mind,’ said she, ‘let the coffin-bearers have head scarfs, and be sure to send shoulder ones to the clergy and doctor.’
1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 638/1 I covered my face with my head-scarf as well as I could, but my eyes I could not manage to cover perfectly.
1921 G. B. Shaw Back to Methuselah iii. 101 (stage direct.) A handsome negress is trying on a brilliant head scarf.
1955 G. Freeman Liberty Man i. i. 18 Maureen came out adjusting her headscarf.
1962 D. Harden Phoenicians vii. 103 A bearded priest with a head-scarf.
2000 Z. Smith White Teeth (2001) viii. 199 It was one of Clara's African headscarfs, a long, beautiful piece of orange Kenti cloth.
2010 A. H. Ali Nomad (2011) i. 11 A collection of women wearing every variety of Muslim covering imaginable, from a pastel headscarf to the complete, thick black niqaab.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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