kopdoekn.
/ˈkɒpdʊk/, U.S. /ˈkɑpˌdʊk/, South African English /ˈkɒpdʊk/ South African.
A head-cloth.
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1911 State (Cape Town) Dec. 642/2 He deposited his shapeless hat on the floor, tapped his red kopdoek with a clawlike forefinger, and waited for an inspiration.
1957 Cape Times 6 Apr. (Week-end Mag.) 3/5 The Swazis barter the bones for food and clothing..; half a monkey means a new kopdoek.
1974 S. Afr. Panorama Feb. 10 In their bright blue-and-pink ‘kopdoeks’ (headscarves), they lend a colourful note to an already colourful scene.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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