Webster's Dictionary 1913

5752

Turioniferous

Tu′ri‐o‐nif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. turio a sprout + -ferous.] Producing shoots, as asparagus. Barton.

5753

Turk

Turk (?), n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin: cf. F. Turc.] 1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.2....

5754

Turk's-head

Turk's″–head′, n. 1. (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.2. (a) The melon cactus. (b) Any of several species of Echinocactus.3. A long-...

5755

Turkeis

Tur″keis (?), a. [Cf. Turquoise.] Turkish. Chaucer.

5756

Turkey

Tur″key (?), n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, ...

5757

Turkey-trot

Tur″key–trot′ (?), n. An eccentric ragtime dance, danced with the feet well apart and with a characteristic rise on the ball of the foot, followed by a drop upon the heel. The o...

5758

Turkeys

Tur″keys (?), a. Turkish. Chaucer.

5759

Turkic

Turk″ic (?), a. Turkish.

5760

Turkis

Tur″kis (?), n.(Min.) Turquois.

5761

Turkish

Turk″ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks. — n. The language spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey. — Turk″ish‐ly, adv. — Turk″ish‐ness, n.

5762

Turkism

Turk″ism (?), n. Same as Turcism.

5763

Turkism (2)

Turk″ism (?), n. A Turkish idiom or expression; also, in general, a Turkish mode or custom.

5764

Turkle

Tur″kle (?), n. A turtle.

5765

Turko

Turk″o (?), n.; pl.Turkos (#). [F. turco.] One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk. [Written also Turco.]

5766

Turko-Iranian

Tur′ko–I‐ra″ni‐an (?), a.(Ethnol.) Designating, or pert. to, a mixed racial type including the Afghans, and characterized chiefly by stature above mean, fair complexion, dark, o...

5767

Turko-Iranian (2)

Tur′ko–I‐ra″ni‐an, n. A member of any race of the Turko-Iranian type.

5768

Turkois

Tur‐kois″ (?), n. & a. Turquoise.

5769

Turkoman

Tur″ko‐man (?), n.; pl.Turkomans (�). Same as Turcoman.

5770

Turlupin

Tur″lu‐pin (?), n.(Fr. Eccl. Hist.) One of the precursors of the Reformation; — a nickname corresponding to Lollard, etc.

5771

Turm

Turm (?), n. [L. turma.] A troop; a company.Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings. Milton.

5772

Turmaline

Tur″ma‐line (?), n.(Min.) See Tourmaline.

5773

Turmeric

Tur″mer‐ic (?), n. [F. terre-mérite, NL. terramerita, turmerica; apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a corruption of Ar. kurkum. Cf. Curcuma.]1. (Bot.) An East Indi...

5774

Turmeric (2)

Tur″mer‐ic, a.(Chem.) Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.Turmeric paper(Che...

5775

Turmerol

Tur″mer‐ol (?), n. [Turmeric + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin.

5776

Turmoil

Tur″moil (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassing labor; t...

5777

Turmoil (2)

Tur‐moil″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Turmoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Turmoiling.] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.It is her fatal misfortune... to be miserably tossed...

5778

Turmoil (3)

Tur‐moil″, v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. Milton.