kopdoeks

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A form of kopdoek — A headcloth.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of kopdoek. This is the anglicised form; cf. kopdoeke

    During the week, Bantu women work in the studio, the wives of farmhands, who are free to come and work when they want to. In their bright blue-and-pink "kopdoeks" (head scarves), they lend a colourful note to an already colourful scene.

    anon 1974
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