turk's-head

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Same as Turk's-cap, 2.
• noun Nautical, a form of knot made by weaving turns of small cord round a larger rope. A similar knot is largely used in ornamenting whip-handles.
• noun A long broom with spherical head, for sweeping ceilings, etc.
• noun A pan for baking cake, having a tin core in the center, thus bringing heat into the middle of the cake.