agal

[uh-gahl]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of agal¹

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

Example Sentences

Mr Menhali, who is wearing white robes, the ghutra headdress and the agal - cords to hold the headdress in place - is heard repeatedly asking why police stopped him.

From BBC

Mr Menhali, who is wearing white robes, the ghutra headdress and the agal, cords to hold the headdress in place, is heard repeatedly asking why police had stopped him.

From BBC

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

The clip shows the official angrily taking off his agal - the rope used to keep the traditional Arab head dress in place - and repeatedly hitting the driver with it.

From BBC

It is called also agal?wood and aloes wood.

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