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Almude :: Almude (n.) A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the almud is about 1.4 gallons..

Piaster :: Piaster (n.) A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents..

Boned :: Boned (a.) Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish..

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services..

Bastinado :: Bastinado (n.) A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet..

Turk :: Turk (n.) A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey..

Turkoman :: Turkoman (n.) Same as Turcoman.

Palea :: Palea (n.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap..

Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..

Pasha :: Pasha (n.) An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw..

Anglo- :: Anglo- () A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish..

Odalisque :: Odalisque (n.) A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.

Bashaw :: Bashaw (n.) A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha..

Pic :: Pic (n.) A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches..

Mollah :: Mollah (n.) One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man..

Kussier :: Kussier (n.) (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched..

Talegalla :: Talegalla (n.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey.

Turkism :: Turkism (n.) Same as Turcism.

Ottoman :: Ottoman (n.) A Turk.

Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A Turkish standard, denoting rank..

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