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TURK'S HEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Turk's head mean?
• TURK'S HEAD (noun)
The noun TURK'S HEAD has 1 sense:
1. an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
Familiarity information: TURK'S HEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Turk's head" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
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