tarboosh
noun
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.
tarbush
-
a variation of
tarboosh.
Example Sentences
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He no longer wears the peasant costume he used when playing the role of latter-day god, appears instead in a dirty white silk suit, two-toned shoes, a striped silk shirt and a shining tarbush.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a smoking table in one corner and I observed a tarbush on the lower shelf.
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by William McFee
And Mr. Bizikas, the little old gentleman in the vivid tarbush, who was lighting a very dirty tin lamp to assist the one candle in the oriental candelabrum, had no objection.
From Aliens by William McFee
At this door Baroudi now appeared, dressed in a suit of flannel, wearing the tarbush, and holding in his hand a great palm-leaf fan.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Robert Smythe Hichens
He stood for a moment, looking calmly round; then brought his right hand to his tarbush as he saw a party of French friends, which he immediately joined.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Robert Smythe Hichens
