Kesh

British  

/ keɪʃ /

noun

1. the beard and uncut hair, covered by the turban, traditionally worn by Sikhs as a symbol of their religious and cultural loyalty, symbolizing the natural life See also five Ks

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Etymology

Origin of Kesh

Punjabi keś

Example Sentences

Gordon Brown, the owner of the business, was working on repairs with Neil to a tractor owned by C&V Loane Limited of Kesh.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2023

Soon afterward, a source close to the Irish Republican Army told him that a hunger strike was being planned within the walls of the detention center of Long Kesh.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2021

Library of America is releasing an expanded edition of the book, including a couple of “missing” chapters from a Kesh novel as well as a selection of essays from Le Guin.

From The Verge • Feb. 15, 2019

In his message, PUP leader Billy Hutchinson said the party was "born out of a determination of loyalist leaders in Long Kesh to move away from the futility of conflict".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2017

So she told them, there were seven in all, the Prince of Kesh, the sons of foreign kings, great nobles, and a general of the army who claimed descent from a former Pharaoh.

From Morning Star by Haggard, Henry Rider