rumal

[roo-mahl, roo-mahl]

noun

a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.

Origin of rumal

1700–10; < Urdu < Persian rūmāl, equivalent to rū face + māl wiping

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Historical Examples of rumal

The names safa, sela, rumal and dopatta are sometimes given to this form of turban.
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