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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.

  2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.

  3. A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey.

    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.

  4. (Zo["o]l.) The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. Turk's cap. (Bot.)

    1. Turk's-cap lily. See under Lily.

    2. A tulip.

    3. A plant of the genus Melocactus; Turk's head. See Melon cactus, under Melon. Turk's head.

      1. (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.
        --R. H. Dana, Jr.

      2. (Bot.) See Turk's cap

      3. above.

        Turk's turban (Bot.), a plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.