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agal

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[uh-gahl] / əˈgɑl /

noun

  1. (among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.

Etymology

Origin of agal

1850–55; < dialectal Arabic ʿagāl, variant of ʿiqāl cord, rope

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One of the women tosses toward the men an "agal," the black rope worn by Saudi men over their traditional checkered head cloths.

From US News • Aug. 7, 2015

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