headscarf
Britishnoun
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At just 14, Nassar helped change German amateur boxing regulations so she could compete in long sleeves and a headscarf.
From BBC
Under rules imposed after the 1979 Islamic revolution, all women in Iran must cover their hair in public with a hijab, or headscarf, and wear modest, loose-fitting clothing.
From Barron's
At a Mutharika rally in Machinga, an elderly woman wearing a colourful headscarf and sarong held up a huge bucket and shouted "fertiliser".
From BBC
A young woman with white headscarf and thick fake lashes said she was heading back to her country of residence, Australia.
From BBC
Dawn said at Eid all the children, regardless of religion, would go to the mosque wearing a headscarf and be fed.
From BBC
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