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单词 headscarf
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Definition of headscarf in English:

headscarf

nounPlural headscarves ˈhɛdskɑːfˈhɛdˌskɑrf
  • A square of fabric worn by women as a covering for the head, often folded into a triangle and knotted under the chin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Supplies were hard to come by and she had to wear the burqa in the streets and a headscarf and veil while operating.
    • The audience at a women's meeting last Thursday in a Baghdad hotel wore all manner of clothes, from Western style to headscarves and long shawls.
    • Women wrapped in veils and headscarves and men in long robes mingled in the shops alongside boys and girls in jeans.
    • The ‘ex-midwife’ was always a large, comfortable woman with curlers in her hair and a headscarf and apron.
    • I guess the stereotype would have been a strapping man dressed in robes, wearing a headscarf or turban with a long black beard.
    • The team also have no intention of swapping their headscarves for the traditional hats and balaclavas.
    • In Athens she will wear a headscarf and tracksuit pants when she runs; she has no wish to provoke or antagonise.
    • They wear gleaming white robes with white headscarves twirled tight and wide around their heads.
    • It is a sombre painting with the only bright colour provided by the clergymen's vestments and by the headscarves of the women.
    • Still, the Muslim headscarf, or hijab, that I wear makes me feel as if I am under a microscope.
    • The dyed threads are then used for weaving sarees, headscarves and fabrics.
    • Even their clothes are more vibrant - they wear colourful sarongs and headscarves, while the men favour western T-shirts and trousers.
    • This was not an invitation to discuss aesthetics, but an argument for women wearing the Islamic headscarf known as the hijab.
    • On their heads, they wore white knitted skullcaps, silken headscarves or baseball caps.
    • Also staff dressed in tunics, sarongs, and silk headscarves.
    • Most women wear headscarves, fewer wear veils, and many, especially in cities, are bareheaded and wear western clothes.
    • My own preference is a long black dress and a white headscarf - I have never worn a burqa in my life.
    • At the Sunday Bazaar we saw women in veils and headscarves shopping with family members.
    • Most of the female guests wore, as did the bride, a headscarf or face-covering veil.
    • The headscarf, or hijab, worn by many Muslim girls and women has become an object of controversy in recent months.
 
 

Definition of headscarf in US English:

headscarf

nounˈhedˌskärfˈhɛdˌskɑrf
  • A square of fabric worn as a covering for the head, often folded into a triangle and knotted under the chin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The audience at a women's meeting last Thursday in a Baghdad hotel wore all manner of clothes, from Western style to headscarves and long shawls.
    • Most women wear headscarves, fewer wear veils, and many, especially in cities, are bareheaded and wear western clothes.
    • Women wrapped in veils and headscarves and men in long robes mingled in the shops alongside boys and girls in jeans.
    • This was not an invitation to discuss aesthetics, but an argument for women wearing the Islamic headscarf known as the hijab.
    • The dyed threads are then used for weaving sarees, headscarves and fabrics.
    • They wear gleaming white robes with white headscarves twirled tight and wide around their heads.
    • At the Sunday Bazaar we saw women in veils and headscarves shopping with family members.
    • Supplies were hard to come by and she had to wear the burqa in the streets and a headscarf and veil while operating.
    • In Athens she will wear a headscarf and tracksuit pants when she runs; she has no wish to provoke or antagonise.
    • Most of the female guests wore, as did the bride, a headscarf or face-covering veil.
    • The ‘ex-midwife’ was always a large, comfortable woman with curlers in her hair and a headscarf and apron.
    • I guess the stereotype would have been a strapping man dressed in robes, wearing a headscarf or turban with a long black beard.
    • Still, the Muslim headscarf, or hijab, that I wear makes me feel as if I am under a microscope.
    • Even their clothes are more vibrant - they wear colourful sarongs and headscarves, while the men favour western T-shirts and trousers.
    • It is a sombre painting with the only bright colour provided by the clergymen's vestments and by the headscarves of the women.
    • Also staff dressed in tunics, sarongs, and silk headscarves.
    • On their heads, they wore white knitted skullcaps, silken headscarves or baseball caps.
    • My own preference is a long black dress and a white headscarf - I have never worn a burqa in my life.
    • The headscarf, or hijab, worn by many Muslim girls and women has become an object of controversy in recent months.
    • The team also have no intention of swapping their headscarves for the traditional hats and balaclavas.
 
 
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