martagon
English
Etymology
From Middle French martagon, from Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?] (Ottoman Turkish مارطغان, modern Turkish martağan), originally a style of turban.[1][2]
Noun
martagon (plural martagons)
- The Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon). [from 15th c.]
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Martagon”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 189, column 3.
- "martagon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.
French
Noun
martagon m (plural martagons)
- martagon
Further reading
- “martagon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?] (Ottoman Turkish مارطغان, modern Turkish martağan), originally a style of turban.
Noun
martagon m (plural martagons)
- martagon [from 14th c.]
References
- “martagon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.