Obs. rare–1. [a. OF. tarquais (13th–16th c.) = It. Turcasso, med.L. turcasia, med.Gr. ταρκάσιον, a. Pers. tarkash quiver: see Devic in Littré Suppl. s.v. Carquois.] A quiver.
1490. Caxton, Eneydos, xv. 54. She hadde a fayr tarcays, couered wyth fyne cloth of damaske, alle fulle of arowes.
