Turk's turban

Turk's turban
Turk Turk, n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc.] 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey. [1913 Webster]

2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. [1913 Webster]

3. A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey. [1913 Webster]

It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to be a Christian. --Chillingworth. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) The plum weevil. See {Curculio}, and {Plum weevil}, under {Plum}. [1913 Webster]

{Turk's cap}. (Bot.) (a) Turk's-cap lily. See under {Lily}. (b) A tulip. (c) A plant of the genus {Melocactus}; Turk's head. See {Melon cactus}, under {Melon}.

{Turk's head}. (a) (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line. --R. H. Dana, Jr. (b) (Bot.) See {Turk's cap} (c) above.

{Turk's turban} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Ranunculus}; crowfoot. [1913 Webster]


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  • Turk's cap — Turk Turk, n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc.] 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey. [1913 Webster] 2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Turk's head — Turk Turk, n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc.] 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey. [1913 Webster] 2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Turban — Sm erw. exot. ass. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus it. turbante, dieses aus türk. tülbent, aus pers. dulbänd.    Ebenso nndl. tulband, ne. turban, nfrz. turban, nschw. turban, nisl. túrban; Tulpe. ✎ Littmann (1924), 113; DF 5 (1981), 530 532.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • turban — (n.) 1560s, from M.Fr. turbant, from It. turbante (O.It. tolipante), from Turk. tülbent gauze, muslin, tulle, from Pers. dulband turban. The change of l to r may have taken place in Portuguese India and thence been picked up in other European… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Turban — Turban: Die Bezeichnung für die aus einem in bestimmter Weise um den Kopf geschlungenen langen, schmalen Tuch ‹mit kleiner, eng anliegender Kappe darunter› bestehende Kopfbedeckung besonders der Moslems und Hindus wurde während der Türkenkriege… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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