tarboosh
or tar·bush
a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.
Origin of tarboosh
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How to use tarboosh in a sentence
His colorful costume had given way to European clothes, except for a tarboosh.
The Egyptian Cat Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwintarboosh, Tarbouche, tr-boosh′, n. a red cap with dark tassel worn by Moslem men.
Above the spot where the two had sunk floated the red tarboosh of the Mudir of the Fayoum.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe enemy soon appeared, rather grubby, in a tarboosh and a scrubby European overcoat.
Through the Land of the Serb | Mary Edith DurhamThe man who came in was naked, save for a tarboosh on his head and a loin-cloth about his middle.
The Keepers of the King's Peace | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for tarboosh
tarbush or tarbouche
/ (tɑːˈbuːʃ) /
a felt or cloth brimless cap resembling the fez, usually red and often with a silk tassel, worn alone or as part of a turban by Muslim men
Origin of tarboosh
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