Turk's headn.

Etymology: Turk n.¹

†1. The Melon-thistle; = Turk's cap n. 3; also called Englishman's head, pope's head. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > melon-cactus

pope's head1699

melon thistle1725

Turk's head1725

Melocactus1731

Turk's cap1731

melon-cactus1845

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 159 Turks head. This has a great many..roots,..which send up a very strange plant, or masse.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 330 Turk's Head, Cactus.

2. Nautical. An ornamental knot resembling a turban.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > ornamental

grafting1815

Turk's head1834

graffing1840

nigger's-head1925

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > ornamental

grafting1815

Turk's head1834

graffing1840

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 65 Whether something should not be fitted with a mouse or only a turk's-head.

c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 5 The train tackles are fitted with a Turk's head on the standing part.

1909 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 536/2 He could work a Turk's head, cover a manrope, or point a lashing for the cabin table.

3. A round long-handled broom or brush; also called pope's head.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > brush or broom

besomc1000

bast broom1357

brush1377

broom14..

sweepc1475

duster1575

bristle brush1601

broom-besom1693

flag-broom1697

stock-brush1700

whisk1745

birch-broom1747

hair-broom1753

spry1796

corn-broomc1810

pope's head1824

whisker1825

sweeping-brusha1828

swish1844

spoke-brush1851

whisk broom1857

Turk's head1859

wisp1875

tube-brush1877

bass-broom?1881

crumb-brush1884

dusting-brush1907

palmetto brush1913

suede brush1915

swale1949

1859 F. S. Cooper Ironmongers' Catal. 34 Turks' Heads.

1889 Huxley in 19th Cent. XX. 102 Phyllis, gracefully wielding her long-handled ‘Turk's head’.

4. (See quot. 1853) ? Obsolete.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > other browns

umberc1568

Spanish brown1660

earth colour1688

raw umber1702

iron brown1714

clove-brown1794

raw sienna1797

wood-brown1805

moorit1809

coffee1815

oak1815

burnt almond1850

Vandyke brown1850

Turk's head1853

catechu brown1860

oak brown1860

mummy brown1861

walnut-brown1865

Havana1873

havana brown1875

wax-brown1887

box1889

nutria1897

caramel1909

wallflower brown1913

cigar1923

desert-brown1923

sunburn1923

tobacco1923

maple1926

butterscotch1927

walnut1934

snuff1951

mink1955

toffee1960

sludge1962

earth-tone1973

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 345 This colour is generally known by the name of solitaire bistre, and sometimes turks-head.

5. A round pan for baking cake, having a conical core in the centre.

ΚΠ

1891 in Cent. Dict.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as Turk's-head besom, Turk's head broom, Turk's head brush (= 3); Turk's-head grass n. Lagurus ovatus, having a rounded inflorescence; hare's-tail grass.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > other grasses

feather-top grass1597

hooded matweed1597

millet grass1597

spring grass1643

moor grass1749

melic1762

finger grass1767

feather-grass1776

aegilops1777

oat-grass1802

prairie grass1812

oat-grass1814

tansy mustard1856

purple moor grass1859

whorl-grass1861

Molinia1866

onion grass1868

káns1874

Turk's-head grass1882

Pangola finger-grass1947

tor grass1954

bush-grass-

1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) xix. 95 The bore must be well brushed out..with a Turks-head brush.

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. x. xx. 202 Dick was all for sweeping away other cobwebs;..he saw a great Turk's-head besom poked up at his own.

1882 Garden 14 Jan. 28/3 Lagurus ovatus (the Turk's-head Grass) is one of the most distinct kinds, as well as one of the best for keeping purposes.

1910 Chron. London Mission. Soc. Mar. 44/1 What looks more like a turks-head broom than anything else.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	turks head
释义	Turk's headn. Etymology: Turk n.¹ †1. The Melon-thistle; = Turk's cap n. 3; also called Englishman's head, pope's head. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > melon-cactus pope's head1699 melon thistle1725 Turk's head1725 Melocactus1731 Turk's cap1731 melon-cactus1845 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 159 Turks head. This has a great many..roots,..which send up a very strange plant, or masse. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 330 Turk's Head, Cactus. 2. Nautical. An ornamental knot resembling a turban. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > ornamental grafting1815 Turk's head1834 graffing1840 nigger's-head1925 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > ornamental grafting1815 Turk's head1834 graffing1840 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 65 Whether something should not be fitted with a mouse or only a turk's-head. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 5 The train tackles are fitted with a Turk's head on the standing part. 1909 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 536/2 He could work a Turk's head, cover a manrope, or point a lashing for the cabin table. 3. A round long-handled broom or brush; also called pope's head. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > brushing or sweeping > [noun] > brush or broom besomc1000 bast broom1357 brush1377 broom14.. sweepc1475 duster1575 bristle brush1601 broom-besom1693 flag-broom1697 stock-brush1700 whisk1745 birch-broom1747 hair-broom1753 spry1796 corn-broomc1810 pope's head1824 whisker1825 sweeping-brusha1828 swish1844 spoke-brush1851 whisk broom1857 Turk's head1859 wisp1875 tube-brush1877 bass-broom?1881 crumb-brush1884 dusting-brush1907 palmetto brush1913 suede brush1915 swale1949 1859 F. S. Cooper Ironmongers' Catal. 34 Turks' Heads. 1889 Huxley in 19th Cent. XX. 102 Phyllis, gracefully wielding her long-handled ‘Turk's head’. 4. (See quot. 1853) ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > other browns umberc1568 Spanish brown1660 earth colour1688 raw umber1702 iron brown1714 clove-brown1794 raw sienna1797 wood-brown1805 moorit1809 coffee1815 oak1815 burnt almond1850 Vandyke brown1850 Turk's head1853 catechu brown1860 oak brown1860 mummy brown1861 walnut-brown1865 Havana1873 havana brown1875 wax-brown1887 box1889 nutria1897 caramel1909 wallflower brown1913 cigar1923 desert-brown1923 sunburn1923 tobacco1923 maple1926 butterscotch1927 walnut1934 snuff1951 mink1955 toffee1960 sludge1962 earth-tone1973 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 345 This colour is generally known by the name of solitaire bistre, and sometimes turks-head. 5. A round pan for baking cake, having a conical core in the centre. ΚΠ 1891 in Cent. Dict. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as Turk's-head besom, Turk's head broom, Turk's head brush (= 3); Turk's-head grass n. Lagurus ovatus, having a rounded inflorescence; hare's-tail grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > other grasses feather-top grass1597 hooded matweed1597 millet grass1597 spring grass1643 moor grass1749 melic1762 finger grass1767 feather-grass1776 aegilops1777 oat-grass1802 prairie grass1812 oat-grass1814 tansy mustard1856 purple moor grass1859 whorl-grass1861 Molinia1866 onion grass1868 káns1874 Turk's-head grass1882 Pangola finger-grass1947 tor grass1954 bush-grass- 1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) xix. 95 The bore must be well brushed out..with a Turks-head brush. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. x. xx. 202 Dick was all for sweeping away other cobwebs;..he saw a great Turk's-head besom poked up at his own. 1882 Garden 14 Jan. 28/3 Lagurus ovatus (the Turk's-head Grass) is one of the most distinct kinds, as well as one of the best for keeping purposes. 1910 Chron. London Mission. Soc. Mar. 44/1 What looks more like a turks-head broom than anything else. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1725
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