kaffiyeh

kaf·fi·yeh

(kə-fē′ə)

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kaffiyeh

(kæˈfiːjə)

(Clothing & Fashion) a variant of keffiyeh

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kaf•fi•yeh

(kəˈfi ə)

n.

an Arab headdress for men, made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by a cord around the head.

[< Arabic kaffīyah, variant of kuffīyeh]

kaffiyeh

A headdress worn by Arab men, consisting of a square of cloth held on by a band.

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kaffiyeh - an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal

headdress, headgear - clothing for the head

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