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, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere. — Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris. — Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red. — Turkey sponge. (Zoöl.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge. — Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; — called also Turkey oilstone.