- 1. n. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey. Source: opted
- 2. n. A native or inhabitant of Turkey. Source: opted
- 3. n. A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey. Source: opted
- 4. n. The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. Source: opted
- 5. n. a native or inhabitant of Turkey Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. (Zoöl.) The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. 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. Source: webster
- 7. The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum.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 arope with a piece of small line. R. H. Dana, Jr. (b) (Bot.) SeeTurk's cap (c) above.-- Turk's turban (Bot.), a plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot. Source: adambom
- 8. n. a native or inhabitant of Turkey Source: ecdict
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