headcloth
Americannoun
plural
headclothsEtymology
Origin of headcloth
before 1000; Middle English he ( v ) ed cloth; Old English hēafod clath; see head, cloth
Example Sentences
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In the widely shared video, he wears a traditional outfit known as a Teluk Belanga with a Malay Riau headcloth.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
When Amin ventures out of the hotel, he wears the shapeless white thobe gown and ghutra headcloth worn by most Saudi men.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wears no crown or special mark of his kingship; the gold cords that bind his headcloth are worn by several other royal princes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cabin door opened and Dilsey emerged, again in the maroon cape and the purple gown, and wearing soiled white elbow-length gloves and minus her headcloth now.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Most of the knots fixed that morning had loosened under her headcloth and were now cupfuls of soft wool her fingers thrilled to.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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