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• Turk's-head — n. 1. (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (a) The melon cactus. [West Indies] (b) Any of several species of {Echinocactus}. [California] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A long handled …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Turk's head knot — Knot details name=Turk s head knot caption= names= type= decorative strength= origin= Ancient related= releasing= uses= Decorative caveat= abok number= 1278–1401 (Chapter 17: The Turk s Head)A Turk s head knot is a decorative knot with a variable …   Wikipedia

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• The Lustful Turk — or Lascivious Scenes from a Harum is a Pre Victorian British erotic epistolary novel first published anonymously in 1828. However, this was not widely known or circulated until the 1893 edition was printed.It consists largely of a series of… …   Wikipedia

• Turks and Caicos Islands — /terrks; kuy kohs, kay / two groups of islands in the SE Bahamas: British crown colonies. 5675; ab. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Cap.: Grand Turk. * * * Turks and Caicos Islands Introduction Turks and Caicos Islands Background: The islands were part …   Universalium

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• Pub names — The sign of the Saracen s Head in Broad Street, Bath, England …   Wikipedia