TURBAN

The usual head-dre of the Turks, Persians, and most other eastern nations. It varies in Iomii in different nations, and in different cla es of the same nation.It consists of two parts: a quilted cap, w1$Jnliout brim, fitted to the head, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, artfully wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck. The Grand Slgnior'a turban contains three heron's feathers, and is ornamented with diamonds. DO. (Lat. turbo, a whirling.) The name of a Linruean genu* of the Verne* Teetaeea, characterised by having a shell of a regular turbinated form, with tin entire and rounded nioiiih. The species grouped together by this specific character form a family,,t Pectini branchiate Gastropods hi the system of Cuvier, which is subdivided into the genera Turbo proper, Cuv.; Delpkinult, hum.; I'icurotoma, Defrancc; Sci urc/ta, IVOrb; Tornatclla, Lain.; Scalar i a, Lam.; Cyclos tom a, Lam.; Valvata,ilii\l.; JaIIo rin a, Feru ac, «tc. [s. 1293]