(pictured) Turk's Head Cake Pan c. 1937
watercolor and graphite on paper | overall: 22.3 x 29.2 cm (8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Original IAD Object: 11" in diameter; 7" high | Index of American Design
Mavi Boncuk |DARE[1] is shutting down.
- Definitions(8) | Quotations(23) | Full Text(32)
Turkish
barbudi n [CanFr barbote from Turkish barbut]
bosh n [From Turkish bosh empty, worthless..]
Definitions
Turk’s head, n
turkey, n
Turk’s turban, n
Turk’s-cap, n
Turk’s-head (cake) pan, n
Turk, n
Turk’s beard, n
Turkish rugging, n
For the curious
Arabic
burgoo n • [Perh Arabic burghul cracked wheat]
cush n1 • [Of Afr orig, ult from Arabic..]
wolf grape n • [Calque of Arabic name for a species of Solanum..]
Greek
hieronymous n • [Perh < Gk hieron osteon sacrum]
hoi polloi n • [Orig Gk “masses, rabble”..]
soothsayer n • [Transl of Gk mantis]
windflower n • [OED2 1551 ➝ as a transl of the Gk anemone]
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