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74 words match “TURKISH”

TURKISH a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks. -- n.
AGGLUTINATIVE a.
man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris. Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.
ALEM n.
The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.
ALIZARIN n.
6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.
ANGLO- n.
ng form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish. Anglo-American, . Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. -- n. A descendant from English ancestors born in America, or the United…
ARNAUT; ARNAOUT n.
t of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.
ASPER n.
A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
BACKSHEESH; BACKSHISH n.
In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a "tip".
BASHAW n.
A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
BASHI-BAZOUK n.
A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.
BEY n.
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.
BINBASHI n.
A major in the Turkish army.
CADILESKER n.
A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.
CAPITAN PASHA; CAPITAN PACHA n.
The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
CARAVEL n.
A Turkish man-of-war.
CHEKMAK n.
A turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven.
CHIBOUQUE; CHIBOUK n.
A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay.
CRESCENT n.
The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople. The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted. Campbell.
CROTALO n.
A Turkish musical instrument.
DERVISH; DERVISE; DERVIS n.
A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life.
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