Webster's Dictionary 1913

5725

Turbulent

Tur″bu‐lent (?), a. [L. turbulentus, fr. turba disorder, tumult: cf. F. turbulent. See Turbid.] 1. Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulen...

5726

Turbulently

Tur″bu‐lent‐ly, adv. In a turbulent manner.

5727

Turcism

Tur″cism (?), n. A mode of speech peculiar to the Turks; a Turkish idiom or expression; also, in general, a Turkish mode or custom.

5728

Turcoman

Tur″co‐man (?), n.; pl.Turcomans (�).1. A member of a tribe of Turanians inhabiting a region east of the Caspian Sea.2. A Turcoman carpet.Turcoman carpetorrug, a kind of carpet ...

5729

Turdiformes

‖Tur′di‐for″mes (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. turdus a thrush + forma form.] (Zoöl.) A division of singing birds including the thrushes and allied kinds.

5730

Turdus

‖Tur″dus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of singing birds including the true thrushes.

5731

Tureen

Tu‐reen″ (?), n. [F. terrine, L. terra earth. See Terrace.] A large, deep vessel for holding soup, or other liquid food, at the table. [Written also terreen.]

5732

Tureenful

Tu‐reen″ful (?), n.; pl.Tureenfuls (�). As much as a tureen can hold; enough to fill a tureen.

5733

Turf

Turf (tûrf), n.; pl.Turfs (#), Obs. Turves (#). [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. törv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a...

5734

Turf (2)

Turf, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Turfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Turfing.] To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. A. Tucker.

5735

Turfen

Turf″en (?), a. Made of turf; covered with turf.

5736

Turfiness

Turf″i‐ness (?), n. Quality or state of being turfy.

5737

Turfing

Turf″ing, n. The act or process of providing or covering with turf.Turfing iron, orTurfing spade, an implement for cutting, and paring off, turf.

5738

Turfite

Turf″ite (?), n. A votary of the turf, or race course; hence, sometimes, a blackleg. Thackeray.

5739

Turfless

Turf″less, a. Destitute of turf.

5740

Turfman

Turf″man (?), n.; pl.Turfmen (�). A turfite; a votary of the turf, or race course.

5741

Turfy

Turf″y (?), a. [Compar.Turfier (?); superl.Turfiest.] 1. Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf. “The turfy mountains.” Shak.2. Having the nature or appearance of t...

5742

Turgent

Tur″gent (?), a. [L. turgens, -entis, p. pr. of turgere to swell.] 1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors.2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; ...

5743

Turgesce

Tur‐gesce″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Turgesced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Turgescing (?).] [L. turgescere, v. incho. fr. turgere to swell.] To become turgid; to swell or be inflated.

5744

Turgescence

{ Tur‐ges″cence (?), Tur‐ges″cen‐cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. turgescence. See Turgescent.] 1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir T. Browne.2. Empty ...

5745

Turgescent

Tur‐ges″cent (?), a. [L. turgescens, -entis, p. pr. of turgescere: cf. F. turgescent. See Turgesce.] Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.

5746

Turgid

Tur″gid (?), a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid...

5747

Turgidity

Tur‐gid″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being turgid.

5748

Turgidous

Tur″gid‐ous (?), a. Turgid. B. Jonson.

5749

Turio

‖Tu″ri‐o (?), n.; pl.Turiones (#). (Bot.) A shoot or sprout from the ground. Gray.

5750

Turiole

Tu″ri‐ole (?), n. The golden oriole.

5751

Turion

Tu″ri‐on (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Turio.