Turk — Defs

01 n. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.

1.
A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.
2.
A native or inhabitant of Turkey.
3.
A Muslim; esp., one living in Turkey.[Archaic]
“It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much reason to be a Turk as a Christian to be a Christian.” — Chillingworth.
4.
The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum.(Zool.) See: Curculio, Plum

Phrases & compounds

Turk's cap — Turk's-cap lily. See under Lily.

Turk's head — A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.

Turk's turban — a plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.