HEAD COVERING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A garment that covers the head and face

Synonyms:

head covering; veil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("head covering" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "head covering"):

chadar; chaddar; chador; chuddar (a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women)

face veil (a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face)

yashmac; yashmak (the face veil worn by Muslim women)