kopdoek, noun
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, kop head + doek cloth, scarf.
doek sense 2. Also kopdoekie [see -ie].
1908 Rand Daily Mail 11 Sept. 7They adopted a most attractive dress; a kop doek (each gang with a distinctive colour), low-necked blouse, [etc.].
1987 S. Knott in Style Feb. 68Barend has on a brown Voortrekker vrou number with padded bosom and kopdoek.
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