See Also: taboot(1)(dictionary)
taboot(2)(dictionary)

tortuose (iou) and taboot(1) (iou)


tortuose (iou)



tortuose adjective. rare. E19.
[Latin tortuosus: see TORTUOUS, -OSE1.]
Tortuous, twisted.

taboot(1) (iou)



taboot noun1. [t¨»:'bu:t] E17.
[from Arab. (Urdu & Persian) tabut coffin, box, Ark of the Covenant, ult. from Egyptian.]
A box or coffin sacred to Muslims; spec. a box, representing the tomb of Husain, which is carried in procession through the streets during Muharram.