TUR'BID, adjective [Latin turbidus, from turbo, to disturb, that is, to stir, to turn.] Properly, having the lees disturbed; but in a more general sense, muddy; foul with extraneous matter; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind; as turbid water; turbid wine. Streams running on clay generally appear to be turbid This is often the case with the river Seine.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.