n.
A cloth headdress fastened by a band around the crown and usually worn by Arab men.
[Arabic kaffīya, colloquial variant of kūfīya, perhaps from Late Latin cofea, helmet. See coif.]
Dictionary:
kaf·fi·yeh (kä-fē'ə)
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[Arabic kaffīya, colloquial variant of kūfīya, perhaps from Late Latin cofea, helmet. See coif.]
| Yoram Kaniuk | |
| Michael Ramirez | |
| Kfar Etzion massacre |
| Founder of the kaffiyeh? |
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