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Meaning of TARBOOSH

Pronunciation:  târ'boosh

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
 
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 Synonyms: fez
 
 See Also: cap

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tar*boosh"\, n. [Ar. tarb?sh; perhaps from Per.
sar-posh headdress: cf. F. tarbouch.]
A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations, sometimes
alone and sometimes swathed with linen or other stuff to make
a turban. See {Fez}.
 

 

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