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Definition of Headscarf

1. Noun. A kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin.

Definition of Headscarf

1. Noun. A more or less square piece of material worn over the head by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Headscarf

Literary usage of Headscarf

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights Watch World Report 2005: The Events of 2004 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization (2005)
"The alarm felt by those who see the headscarf as the thin end of a dangerous wedge has been aggravated by a catalogue of attacks by Islamic extremists ..."

2. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"The minister permitted the woman to conduct the practice teaching required for her degree, but argued that allowing a teacher to wear a headscarf on the job ..."

3. Human Rights Watch World Report 2000 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff, Human Rights Watch (1999)
"Although there was no legal basis to deny her the right to wear a headscarf within the parliament building, her action was denounced by the prime minister ..."

4. Creating Enemies of the State: Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan by Acacia Shields (2004)
"658 Another young woman from the neighborhood, named Halida, who prayed regularly and wore a headscarf, was also called upon to speak at the meeting.65'' ..."

5. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"The ban on wearing the headscarf was applied with increasing severity against ... A change in regulations prohibited any student wearing a headscarf from ..."

6. Human Rights Watch World Report, 2003: Events of 2002 (November 2001 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Staff (2003)
"State educational institutions continued to apply the ban on women wearing the headscarf for religious reasons. Thousands of female students were denied ..."

7. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"The preachers may vary in age but have some traits in common: they wear the Islamic headscarf, recite verses from the Koran and they are loud. ..."

8. Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency by Sir James MacNabb Campbell, Reginald Edward Enthoven (1901)
"Round the head and shoulders is worn the headscarf and over the bosom the bodice open ... The headscarf, seven feet by eight, often changing in fashion, is, ..."

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