Meaning of underscarf | Babel Free

Definitions

A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.

Examples

“White and crisp and full, but pinned over an underscarf, and this underscarf was decorated with lace.”

“She pays much attention to wearing matching headscarves, but does not like the style that many younger Turkish girls have adopted, who use underscarves and other materials to produce a high and voluminous head shape.”

“Women with a Turkish background, on the other hand, have begun to wear more than square silk headscarfs; they now also use long pashmina shawls combined with underscarfs in contrasting colours (TB 2011-13, p.8).”

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