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)

  1. The Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon). [from 15th c.]

Translations

References

  1. ^ 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, page 189, column 3.
  2. ^ "martagon." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

French

Noun

martagon m (plural martagons)

  1. martagon

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?] (Ottoman Turkish مارطغان, modern Turkish martağan), originally a style of turban.

Noun

martagon m (plural martagons)

  1. martagon [from 14th c.]

References

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