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n. - A felt cap (usually red) for a man.

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Usage examples (31)
  • One wore a kind of tarboosh on his head, and the others had bits of rag twisted round their hair.
  • One was a man, wearing a proper European suit and a bright red tarboosh.
  • Salaaming until his tarboosh reached the level of his knees, the inwardly shaking Achmed stood before his two guests.
  • The basic hat is a tarboosh or fez that P. says will make most British viewers of a certain age think of the comedian Tommy Cooper.
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