tarbush

Brimless felt hat

A tarbush is a brimless felt cap shaped like a truncated cone, typically red with a black tassel, worn by men in parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

It resembles and is sometimes called a fez: He wore a tarbush and a long robe.

hat

fez

Flat-topped tasseled cap

turban · millinery · headdress · brimless · felt · skullcap · chapeau · kufi · pillbox

Ottoman

sultan

Muslim royal ruler

Topkapi · empire · caliphate · Levant · Bosphorus · Anatolia · Suleiman · divan · bey · effendi

cultural

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

nationalism · revival · symbolism · authenticity · ancestry · ethnicity · nostalgia · folklore · indigenous

ceremonial

formal

Following strict protocol

gala · investiture · coronation · solemnity · pageantry · regalia · dignity · inauguration · convocation · enthronement

Opposites
head covering status

tarbushbareheaded

Wearing nothing above

uncovered · bare-headed · bald · hatless

headwear type

tarbushturban

Wrapped cloth headdress

sombrero · top hat · baseball cap · bowler hat · beret

Family

tarboosh

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G