Tulipant

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A turban. obsolete

    "A youth […] came to meete vs; apparrelled in a long Roabe of cloth of Gold, and on his head a Shaſh or Tulipant of Silke and Gold, […]"

Example

More examples

"A youth […] came to meete vs; apparrelled in a long Roabe of cloth of Gold, and on his head a Shaſh or Tulipant of Silke and Gold, […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish tülbent (/⁠tylˈbænt⁠/), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of turban and tulip.

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