Definitions
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- noun A
headcloth designed for adesert environment to protect the wearer fromsand andheat .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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EVAN: And the only way I found that I can handle this summer after summer is I take what's called a shemagh, which is a traditional Afghani headwear, and I dip it in water in my cooler and I wrap it around my neck.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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I hear that whats above the shemagh is yer own, what's below it is the army's.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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One team is wearing shemagh headdresses, the other is wearing camouflage.
Zulu 1 Tactical Airsoft Simulation Puts Folly in Play Emil Steiner 2008
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Throw this idiot in the Sinai desert for a few days with nothing but a shemagh and a bottle of water.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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One team is wearing shemagh headdresses, the other is wearing camouflage.
Zulu 1 Tactical Airsoft Simulation Puts Folly in Play Emil Steiner 2008
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Across my mouth was tied my shemagh, a square piece of cloth.
An Ordinary Soldier Doug Beattie MC With Philip Gomm 2008
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There was no wind outside, but I outfitted myself with AFG's shemagh to keep rogue sprays and wasps from most of my face.
When Air Force Guy is Away, Murphy Will Play - SpouseBUZZ 2008
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For the record, I wore a black and white shemagh/keffiyeh through most of the dustier parts of Afghanistan while serving with the United States Army there.
Doughnuts: The Third Rail of American Politics? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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On looking forward to going: I think dressed in the same uniform as numerous other people, thousands of other people in Afghanistan will give me one of the best chances to be just a normal person: with a helmet on, with a shemagh scarf with goggles on, whatever.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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Men shoppers are either dressed in the traditional long white dresses called thobes, topped off with the red checked scarf (shemagh), or they might CHOOSE to wear jeans and a T-shirt.
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