kaffiyeh
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- noun
- /kæˈfiːjə/
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kaffiyeh
- If you add to this a checkered kaffiyeh or non-U.S. of America scarf, you should be able to differ from the Blackwater wannabes.
- kaffiyeh wrapped
- a white kaffiyeh
- a red kaffiyeh
Examples
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She wore the parka hood down, and the parka itself was still unzipped; but she'd wrapped a red and white kaffiyeh around her neck and chin.
Fiction book (1999) -
On Election Night, a correspondent from The Wall Street Journal shared on Twitter an image of a young man in a kaffiyeh watching presidential election results.
Academic text (2016) -
He was unshaven, but he had a kaffiyeh on his head.
Fiction book (1996) -
Each chair and divan was occupied by a man in a flowing white kaffiyeh and djellaba.
Fiction book (1992) -
They're bareheaded now, without their kaffiyehs.
Fiction book (1997) -
The scarf goes without saying, but a checkered kaffiyeh seems more au courant.
Blog text (33) -
Of the men in their kaffiyehs and the black-veiled women, Ilse said that they were figures in a surreal landscape.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the market, I saw many vendors wearing colorful kaffiyeh headdresses as they sold their goods.
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During the celebration, the crowd was filled with people in traditional attire, many of them donning kaffiyeh to honor their heritage.
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The young man adjusted his kaffiyeh against the wind as he prepared to climb the rocky hills.
Synonyms
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An item worn on the head for ceremonies like weddings
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A piece of cloth often worn by women on the head for warmth, to cover hair, or for style
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A square cloth you wear on your head or around your neck
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A patterned square cloth worn on the head or neck to protect from sun and sand
A cloth worn on the head for cultural, religious, or protective reasons
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kaffiyeh comes from Arabic and originally meant 'from Kufa', a city in Iraq. It was the cloth made there, so a kaffiyeh today is the square head-covering people wear to protect from sun and sand.