Turbanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɜːbən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈtɝbən/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)bən
• ハイフネーション: tur‧ban

名詞

turban (plural turbans)

1. (clothing) A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
   • 1644, James Howell, England’s Teares, for the Present Wars, […], London: […] Richard Heron, →OCLC, page 4:

     Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]

   • 1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 82, lines 74–76:

     From India and the golden Cherſoneſs, / And utmoſt Indian Iſle Taprobane, / Dusk faces vvith vvhite ſilken Turbants vvreath'd: […]

   • 1893, Rudyard Kipling, “In the Rukh”, in Many Inventions, London: Macmillan and Co., page 206:

     ‘Nay, I cannot move another step,’ he howled. ‘I am old and my turban is lost. Arré! Arré!’

   • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:

     The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.

2. A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
3. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
4. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.
   • 2021 April 1, Helen Wilson-Beevers, “8 best hair towel wraps and turbans that protect and dry your locks”, in The Independent‎, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 December 2022:

     Towel hair wraps come in a mixture of materials, from microfibre to polyester, while satin and silk are the go-to materials for sleep turbans.

   • 2021 November 17, Matilda Rudd, “REVEALED: The $43 ‘magic’ hair towel that leaves your locks shiny and shaves your drying time by 50 per cent after a shower”, in Daily Mail‎, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 November 2021:

     While there are certainly other towel turbans on the market, this one has women scratching their heads in confusion and asking: 'How does it work so well?'

別の表記

• turbant, tulipant (obsolete)

派生語

動詞

turban (third-person singular simple present turbans, present participle turbaning, simple past and past participle turbaned)

1. (transitive) To cover (a person's head) with a turban.
   • 2014, Paul Bramadat, Lorne Dawson, Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond, page 186:

     While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected

   • 2018, Madilyn Elliott, Global Expats: A Journey in Italy:

     When we arrived to the shop the man in charge told the staff to turban our heads.

参考

Further reading

• turban on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• nut bar, nut-bar, nutbar, tanbur