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tar baby
tar camphor
Tar Heel
Tar Heel State
tar pit
tar sand
Tara, Hill of
tarabu
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tarboosh

tar·boosh [ taar bsh ] (plural tar·boosh·es) or tar·bush [ taar bsh ] (plural tar·bush·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
hat worn by Muslim men: a brimless, usually red, felt hat, similar to a fez, that has a silk tassel and is worn by Muslim men by itself or with a turban

[Early 18th century. Via Egyptian Arabic ṭarbūš< Ottoman Turkish terpǒş, Turkish tarbuṣ< Persian sarpūš< sar "head" + pūš "cover"]
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