Definition of turk

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

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Gypsy :: Gypsy (n.) One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany..
Effendi :: Effendi (n.) Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law..
Cadilesker :: Cadilesker (n.) A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers..
Turkois :: Turkois (n. & a.) Turquoise.
Turk :: Turk (n.) A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey..
Bey :: Bey (n.) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis..
Ottoman :: Ottoman (n.) A Turk.
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..
Dolman :: Dolman (n.) A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks..
Caliph :: Caliph (n.) Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey..
Turkey :: Turkey (n.) An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.
Vassalage :: Vassalage (n.) Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks..
Bashaw :: Bashaw (n.) A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha..
Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..
Backshish :: Backshish (n.) In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a tip..
Meleagris :: Meleagris (n.) A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild turkeys..
Pic :: Pic (n.) A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches..
Sheriat :: Sheriat (n.) The sacred law of the Turkish empire.
Osmanli :: Osmanli (n.) A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk..
Turk :: Turk (n.) A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
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