'Turk's turban' definitions:

Definition of 'Turk's turban'

From: GCIDE
  • Turk \Turk\ (t[^u]rk), 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 Muslim; esp., one living in Turkey. [Archaic] [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. (Zool.) 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]