Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scarf worn over or around the head, often folded and tied.
- noun A hijab.
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- noun A more or less square piece of material worn over the head by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin
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Examples
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A third photo shows a soldier posing in what appears to be a Palestinian kitchen where a women wearing a headscarf is cooking.
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Heba Abbasi, 31, a faithful young Muslim in her snug black headscarf, is a Chicago inner-city public school teacher, a fitness trainer, a Palestinian-American wife with an equally observant mosque-going Indian-American husband.
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CLEVELAND RNS Northeast Ohio native Suhad Hasan says neither her Muslim faith nor her headscarf should be an issue where she works.
Workplace Religious Discrimination Complaints Double Over 10 Years The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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On the one hand, the Directorate promotes the idea that the headscarf is a religious obligation.
Roger Friedland: Islam, Gender And Democracy In Turkey Roger Friedland 2011
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She said using the headscarf was a way of covering up a bad hair day.
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CLEVELAND RNS Northeast Ohio native Suhad Hasan says neither her Muslim faith nor her headscarf should be an issue where she works.
Workplace Religious Discrimination Complaints Double Over 10 Years The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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On the one hand, the Directorate promotes the idea that the headscarf is a religious obligation.
Roger Friedland: Islam, Gender And Democracy In Turkey Roger Friedland 2011
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“The headscarf is a symbol of purity and worth,” says Malika Omarova, head of the Union of Chechen Women in Grozny.
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On the one hand, the Directorate promotes the idea that the headscarf is a religious obligation.
Roger Friedland: Islam, Gender And Democracy In Turkey Roger Friedland 2011
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“The headscarf is a symbol of purity and worth,” says Malika Omarova, head of the Union of Chechen Women in Grozny.
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