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tarbooshes

tarbooshes is the plural of tarboosh.

Meaning of tarboosh

Noun

tarboosh (plural tarbooshes)

  1. A red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.
    • He went to the Pyramids and Syria, and there left his malady behind him, and returned with a fine beard, and a supply of tarbooshes and nargillies, with which he regales all his friends.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 76, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Questions about tarbooshes

What is tarbooshes the plural of?
Tarbooshes is the plural of tarboosh.

Words near tarbooshes in the dictionary

  1. Tarbolton
  2. tarbomb
  3. tarbombs
  4. tarboosh
  5. tarbooshed
  6. tarbooshes
  7. Tarboro
  8. tarbosaur
  9. tarbosaurs
  10. Tarbot
  11. tarbouche

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