- tar|bush
- tar|bush1 «TAHR BUSH», noun.U.S. any of a group of California shrubs of the waterleaf family.tar|bush2 «tahr BOOSH», noun.= tarboosh. (Cf. ↑tarboosh)
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tarboosh — tar•boosh or tar•bush [[t]tɑrˈbuʃ[/t]] n. clo a tasseled felt or cloth hat resembling a fez, worn by Muslim men • Etymology: 1695–1705; < Ar ṭarbūsh < Ottoman Turkish terposh, prob. < Pers sarposh headdress (sar head +pūsh covering), by… … From formal English to slang
