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Definition of Kaffiyeh
1. Noun. An Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal.
Definition of Kaffiyeh
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of keffiyeh) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kaffiyeh
1. a large, square kerchief [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kaffiyeh
Literary usage of Kaffiyeh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Going Down from Jerusalem: The Narrative of a Sentimental Traveller by Norman Duncan (1909)
"A sheik of the Bedouins came, arrived from some distant place, having entered by
God's Gate, now riding proudly, his robe and kaffiyeh fluttering in the wet ..."
2. Gleanings from the Desert of Arabia by Roger D. Upton (1881)
"... the kaffiyeh to their head, and throws it over the head of the surrendered.
In a general fight between two tribes there may be many such instances of ..."
3. We Two Alone in Europe by Mary Louise Ninde Gamewell (1886)
"The gentlemen wore on their heads the Arabic kaffiyeh — a large scarf, or colored
cotton handkerchief, caught with a band, and left streaming in the back. ..."
4. We Two Alone in Europe by Mary Louise Ninde (1885)
"The gentlemen wore on their heads the Arabic kaffiyeh — a large scarf, or colored
cotton handkerchief, caught with a band, and left streaming in the back. ..."
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