headcloth

[ hed-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

, plural head·cloths [hed, -klaw, th, z, -klo, th, z, -klawths, -kloths].

1. any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of headcloth¹

before 1000; Middle English he ( v ) ed cloth; Old English hēafod clath; head, cloth

Example Sentences

In the house he wears a small cap, and on going out puts on a turban or loose headcloth.

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The women wore the chemise-like garment which all Mayan women wear to-day, with the headcloth we have previously described.

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She wore a white, quilted headcloth, a black robe, and her beads and cross were at her side.

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A large checked apron almost covered her blue dress and a clean white headcloth concealed her hair.

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The lady was clothed in a great robe of gold brocade, and her headcloth, of fine cambric, was turned so that her face was hidden.

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