The turban (from Persian دلبند or دولبند, ulband via the Turkish tülbent) is a headdress consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound round the head or an inner hat. The word "turban" is a common umbrella term used in English to refer to any sort of head wrap regardless of region or culture. In Western countries, men wearing turbans in public are likely to be Sikhs, whose faith requires them to cover their long uncut hair.