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# headscarf

noun (a headscarf, headscarves or headscarfs)

«headscarf» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A piece of cloth worn over the head and often tied under the chin or at the back, to cover the hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and religious education people wear headscarves for warmth, fashion, sun protection or religious reasons; for example, many Muslim women and girls wear a hijab, a kind of headscarf. Lessons on respect teach that people choose different clothes for their faith and culture.

### Examples

- Granny wore a headscarf on windy days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#x1)
- My friend wears a headscarf to school as part of her faith. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#x2)
- She tied a colourful headscarf over her hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#x3)
- The farmer's wife wore a headscarf in the old photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#x4)
- Headscarves come in many colours and patterns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#x5)
- Put on a headscarf to keep the sun off your head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/#x6)

### Note

Plural: «headscarves» (more common) or «headscarfs». Like «scarf → scarves», «f» often changes to «ves». It is respectful not to touch or comment rudely on someone's headscarf.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «headscarf» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headscarf/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«headscarf» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/headscarf.html) on Mova free.