Synonyms & related words for headscarves

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of headscarves. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to headscarves

Explore words related to headscarves — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include headscarf, hijab, hejab, yashmak, yashmac, burka, headcloth, kaffiyeh. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does headscarves come from?

The word headscarves breaks down into 3 roots of Old English and Old French origin: head, from Old English heafod (“head”); scarv, from Old French escarpe (“sash, band”); and -es, from Old English as (“plural”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.