Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A tall conical cap worn by Muslims as a headdress of distinction.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A crown; diadem; crest; ornamental or distinctive head-dress; specifically, in Mohammedan usage, the peculiar conical cap assumed by dervishes receiving full initiation. The word, as denoting an object of distinguished excellence, occurs in the name of the Taj Mahal, the splendid temple-mausoleum of Shah Jehan (1628-58) at Agra in India. See cut under
Mogul .
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- Arabic تاج (tāj) from Persian تاج (tāj), "crown". (Wiktionary)
- Arabic tāj, from Persian, crown; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Friday, February 20 2009 would love to see the taj. is it open to all?”
“If board members would step out of their ivory "taj" and into the schools, they could see this first hand.”
“Take a drive out to the over built, over expensed, mostly empty "taj" on 951 for an up close view of what a fleeced tax payer looks like.”
“Five US Monuments To See From Google Earth google earth, great pyramid, machu picchu, roman coliseum, taj mahal, victoria falls”
“Tuesday, May 12 2009 one more think to add. the walk up to the taj mahaj is most beautiful to see. when you get closer and closer it is beautiful.”
“Određeni stroj u Francuskoj proizvede 19 proizvoda u minuti, dok u Hrvatskoj taj isti stroj proizvede 11 proizvoda u minuti.”
“Labels: music desk, rock and roll circus, taj mahal”
“Priginally, a taj is brimless hat worn by men and women in Muslim countries.”
Puppetry Taj | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models
“Labels: bonnie raitt, taj mahal posted by dubjay at 11:05 PM”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘taj’.
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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names of hats
liripipe, cowl, capuchon, liripipium, snood, bonnet, toque, turban, poke, toboggan-cap, crown, fedora and 72 more...
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Unusual words for Words With Friends
A list of words that WWF recognizes as valid - most are unusual words; some are simply high-scoring.
botel, slipe, jeu, chub, chubs, cote, mure, tittle, dev, loo, hoke, helo and 357 more...
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hats and headgear
Everything hats,things with hoods,hoods,scarves,crowns,useful
adjectival forms,hat expressions,
alternate spellingsbabushka, balaclava, bamoral, baseball cap, beanie, bearskin, beaver hat, beret, billycock, biretta, boater, bobble hat and 422 more...
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3LW
3 letter words, not the girl band.
boggle and speed scrabble would not be half as fun without them.aah, boa, dot, fun, ick, log, oca, pyx, sos, was, aal, bob and 342 more...
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Hats Off!
trilby, porkpie, panama, fedora, pillbox, stovepipe, turban, boater, ball cap, pastorella, beret, bowler and 219 more...
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Scrabble words which end with the let...
OSPD only (not SOWPODS).
Tweets
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reesetee From the Arabic word for "crown," a brimless, tall, cone-shaped cap worn by those in Muslim countries. Nov 14, 2007