Definition of keffiyeh in English:

keffiyeh

(also kaffiyeh)

noun kəˈfiː(j)ə

A headdress worn by Arab men, consisting of a square of fabric fastened by a band round the crown of the head.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the resistance fighters were peasants who traditionally wore kaffiyehs and lived in the mountains or small villages.
- A photographer wearing a kaffiyeh came and photographed them.
- Old Arab men wearing keffiyehs swayed on their canes as they talked to their Jewish friends inside the kibbutz grounds.
- The bag pictures Arafat in his trademark kaffiyeh and uniform.
- His trademark Palestinian headdress, the keffiyeh, which he adopted in 1956 as a radical student, made him immediately identifiable and became part of the myths he wove about his life.
- One boy had his keffiyeh confiscated and I saw at least two boys arrested and handcuffed.
- After all, people's anxiety about the kaffiyeh derives from politics, not from its aesthetic merits.
- The black and white kaffiyeh is often associated with Fatah; the red and white with Hamas.
- The black cord that holds the kaffiyeh on one's head is called an ekal.
- I see an old man in a red kaffiyeh lying against the back wall.
- He was all dressed up, wearing a suit and a kaffiyeh, he looked really respectable.
- The 51-year-old wore a white kaffiyeh and a white robe with square-rimmed glasses and a salt-and-pepper beard.
- Other journalists favor small sedans and camouflage themselves with kaffiyehs as they drive the streets.
- But they don't wear keffiyehs, and don't traditionally view fresh water as wealth.
- Nor does it matter whether he wears an army uniform, a three-piece suit or a kaffiyeh.
- The boys gathered around me, and the labourers removed their keffiyehs from their faces to talk.
- The keffiyeh is best known in the West as the head covering of choice of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
- The agal is a length of cord which is used to bind the kaffiyeh to the head, usually several loops secure it.
- At the head of the tomb is a photograph of Arafat with a kaffiyeh draped over it.
- In Jordan, Queen Rania wore a kaffiyeh and headed an official march.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Arabic keffiyya, kūfiyya.

单词	keffiyeh
释义	Definition of keffiyeh in English: keffiyeh (also kaffiyeh) noun kəˈfiː(j)ə A headdress worn by Arab men, consisting of a square of fabric fastened by a band round the crown of the head. Example sentencesExamples Most of the resistance fighters were peasants who traditionally wore kaffiyehs and lived in the mountains or small villages. A photographer wearing a kaffiyeh came and photographed them. Old Arab men wearing keffiyehs swayed on their canes as they talked to their Jewish friends inside the kibbutz grounds. The bag pictures Arafat in his trademark kaffiyeh and uniform. His trademark Palestinian headdress, the keffiyeh, which he adopted in 1956 as a radical student, made him immediately identifiable and became part of the myths he wove about his life. One boy had his keffiyeh confiscated and I saw at least two boys arrested and handcuffed. After all, people's anxiety about the kaffiyeh derives from politics, not from its aesthetic merits. The black and white kaffiyeh is often associated with Fatah; the red and white with Hamas. The black cord that holds the kaffiyeh on one's head is called an ekal. I see an old man in a red kaffiyeh lying against the back wall. He was all dressed up, wearing a suit and a kaffiyeh, he looked really respectable. The 51-year-old wore a white kaffiyeh and a white robe with square-rimmed glasses and a salt-and-pepper beard. Other journalists favor small sedans and camouflage themselves with kaffiyehs as they drive the streets. But they don't wear keffiyehs, and don't traditionally view fresh water as wealth. Nor does it matter whether he wears an army uniform, a three-piece suit or a kaffiyeh. The boys gathered around me, and the labourers removed their keffiyehs from their faces to talk. The keffiyeh is best known in the West as the head covering of choice of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The agal is a length of cord which is used to bind the kaffiyeh to the head, usually several loops secure it. At the head of the tomb is a photograph of Arafat with a kaffiyeh draped over it. In Jordan, Queen Rania wore a kaffiyeh and headed an official march. Origin Early 19th century: from Arabic keffiyya, kūfiyya.
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