headscarves
Fabric head coverings
Headscarves are scarves worn over the head, typically tied under the chin or at the nape of the neck.
They serve practical purposes—keeping hair in place, protecting from weather—and religious or cultural ones, as in Islamic hijab or Eastern European tradition.
She tied a silk headscarf before getting in the convertible.
Muslim woman's headscarf
- niqabVeil concealing the face
- burqaFull-body covering with mesh
- chadorFull-body outer cloak
- veilFabric that obscures
modesty · piety · faith · prayer · worship · covering · Islam · Judaism
Square fabric accessory
- bandanaSquare cloth for head
- turbanWrapped cloth headdress
- shawlDraped shoulder covering
- wrapEnclose by winding around
snood · babushka · dupatta · mantilla · pashmina · stole · silk · cotton
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
ceremonies · festivals · folklore · ethnicity · symbolism · motifs · handcraft · artisanship
hijab
Muslim woman's headscarf
veil · modesty · piety · faith · prayer · worship · covering · Islam · Judaism · Christianity
kerchief
Square fabric accessory
wrap · snood · babushka · dupatta · mantilla · pashmina · stole · silk · cotton · wool
tradition
Custom passed through generations
ancestry · ceremonies · festivals · folklore · ethnicity · symbolism · motifs · handcraft · artisanship · ornamentation
accessorize
Add decorative extras
designer · couture · ensemble · outfit · sartorial · silhouette · patterned · embellished · printed · knotted
sun
Earth's primary star
coverage · shield · insulation · barrier · filter · screen · shelter · hair · weather · cold
- headwearhat, cap, helmet, crown, hood
- Middle Easternbazaar, bazaars, souks, minarets, domes
- Bedouinsnomads, camels, tents, desert life, tribes
- Middle Eastern attirethobe, abaya, keffiyeh, hijab, chador
- religious issueschurch and state, religious freedoms, religious tolerance, religious exemptions, interfaith
- Muslim diasporaMuslim community, Islamic community, mosques, Islamic centers, Muslim communities