keffiyeh
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9.8
- noun
- /kɛˈfiːjə/
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keffiyeh
- They're hidden by keffiyehs, you know, those Arabic scarves.
- a white keffiyeh
- wearing a keffiyeh
- a black keffiyeh
Examples
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This is a keffiyeh, and here is a red scarf l got for practically nothing.
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Clothes had also been prepared: the simple dish-dash of an Iraqi working man, a dull brown keffiyeh, and tough, rope-soled canvas shoes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Have you thought who he might be.. the man wearing the keffiyeh?
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Should he get a keffiyeh?
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, the sun can't hurt me, l got my keffiyeh.
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The circle parted and the young man with the keffiyeh came into the light.
Fiction book (1991) -
I had a keffiyeh on my head and a dagger in my belt.
Fiction book (1993) -
The only two groups of people wearing representative costumes were the group of Arabs, who were wearing keffiyehs, and the Jews, who were wearing yarmulkes.
Academic text (2007) -
Before they died of wounds, two badly injured soldiers had reported seeing the man, tall and confident in a red-and-white checkered keffiyeh, one trailing end drawn across his face.
Fiction book (1994) -
The farmer wore a keffiyeh to shield his face from the dust during the hot summer.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders to keep warm
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5.2
A cloth some Muslim women wear to cover their hair and neck for modesty
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5.6
An item worn on the head for ceremonies like weddings
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2.3
A piece of cloth often worn by women on the head for warmth, to cover hair, or for style
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6.7
A square cloth you wear on your head or around your neck
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9.9
A square cloth folded and worn on the head in the Middle East, often held with a cord
A cloth worn on the head for cultural, religious, or protective reasons
A headscarf that some Jewish women wear for religious or cultural reasons
A long headscarf that covers hair, neck, shoulders and hangs just above the waist
A small cap worn under a turban by Muslim religious elders
Surface Forms
Etymology
Keffiyeh comes from the Arabic kufiya, which likely meant 'from Kufa', a city in Iraq. That's why the name was used for the traditional square scarf people wear on the head or neck to protect from sun and dust, and why it can also be a symbol of Palestinian identity.