underscarf
noun/ˈʌndəˌskɑːf/UK/ˈʌndɚˌskɑɹf/US
Etymology
From under- + scarf.
- derived from escarpe
Definitions
A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.
- 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA