a scarf for the head, often worn tied under the chin
Examples of 'headscarf' in a sentence
headscarf
She said that wearing the headscarf was a sign of respect.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The woman was wearing a headscarf.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They now wear the headscarf all the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Many women wear headscarves, but there is no sanction against those who do not.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They had shed their clothes and put on white overalls and headscarves and they were unloading and chopping up and sewing fabric to make pyjamas or bandages.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But she was different: her hair was neatly covered with a headscarf, a hijab.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
headscarf
British English: headscarf /ˈhɛdˌskɑːf/ NOUN
A headscarf is a piece of cloth which some women wear around their heads, for example to keep their hair neat, or as part of their religious beliefs.
The woman was wearing a sky-blue headscarf.
American English: headscarf
Arabic: مِنْدِيلُ الرَأس
Brazilian Portuguese: lenço de cabeça
Chinese: 头巾
Croatian: marama
Czech: šátek
Danish: hovedtørklæde
Dutch: hoofddoek
European Spanish: pañuelo de cabeza
Finnish: huivi päässä pidettävä
French: foulard
German: Kopftuch
Greek: μαντήλι κεφαλιού
Italian: foulard
Japanese: ヘッドスカーフ
Korean: 머리 스카프
Norwegian: skaut
Polish: chustka na głowę
European Portuguese: lenço de cabeça
Romanian: basma
Russian: шаль
Latin American Spanish: pañoleta
Swedish: sjalett
Thai: ผ้าคลุมศีรษะ
Turkish: eşarp
Ukrainian: хустка
Vietnamese: khăn trùm đầu
Chinese translation of 'headscarf'
headscarf
(ˈhɛdskɑːf)
Word forms:plheadscarves
n(c)
(Brit) 头(頭)巾 (tóujīn) (块(塊), kuài)
(worn by Muslim women) 包头(頭)巾 (bāotóujīn) (块(塊), kuài)