the head-dress of most of the eastern nations. It consists of two parts, a cap and fah of fine linen or tafta, artfully wound in divers plates about the cap. The cap has no brim, is pretty flat, though roundish at top, and quilted with cotton; but does not cover the ears. There is a good deal of art in giving the turban a fine air; and the making of them is a particular trade. The fah of the Turk's turban is white linen; that of the Persians red woollen. These are the distinguishing marks of their different religions. Sophi king of Persia, being of the sect of Ali, was the first who assumed the Turbinated the red colour, to distinguish himself from the Turks, who are of the sect of Omar, and whom the Persians esteem heretics.