Kopdoeks

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of kopdoek. This is the anglicised form; cf. kopdoeke form-of, plural

    "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."

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"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."

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