headscarf

«headscarf» in Mova's school dictionary: A piece of cloth worn over the head and often tied under… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a headscarf, headscarves or headscarfs)

meaning for a pupil

A piece of cloth worn over the head and often tied under the chin or at the back, to cover the hair. tree →

sense 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 →
• My friend wears a headscarf to school as part of her faith. tree →
• She tied a colourful headscarf over her hair. tree →
• The farmer's wife wore a headscarf in the old photo. tree →
• Headscarves come in many colours and patterns. tree →
• Put on a headscarf to keep the sun off your head. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Religious clothing like a headscarf, turban or kippah is important to the people who wear it, so treat it as normal.
• A boy says something rude about Aziza's mum's headscarf.
• Mocking someone's religion or clothes, like a headscarf, is bullying.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «headscarf» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.