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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Turf'ite, n. p. 1425A votary of the turf, or race-course; hence, a blackleg. [Colloq.]Turf'less, a. p. 1425Destitute of turf.Turf'-mŏss, n. p. 1425A tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.Turf'-spāde, n. p. 1425A spade for cutting and digging turf; longer and narrower than the common spade.Turf'y, a. p. 1425Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf. “Turfy mountains.” Shak. 2. Having the nature, appearance, or qualities of turf.Tûr'ġent, a. p. 1425Rising into a tumor, or puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors. 2. Inflated; tumid; bombastic. “Recompensed with turgent titles.” Burton.Tur-ġĕsçe', v. i. p. 1425To become turgid; to swell or be inflated. [Rare.]Tur-ġĕs'çençe or Tur-ġĕs'çen-çy, n. p. 1425The act of swelling, or the state of being swelled or turgescent. 2. (Med.) Superabundance of humors in any part. Dunglison. 3. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast. Johnson.Tur-ġĕs'çent, a. p. 1425Swelling; growing big.Tŭr'gid, a. p. 1425Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; bloated;—especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb. A bladder held by the fire grew…Tur-gĭd'i-ty, n. p. 1425The state of being turgid; tumidness. “The empty turgidity of Dryden.” Hare.Tur'gid-ly, adv. p. 1425In a turgid manner; pompously.Tŭr'gid-ness, n. p. 1425The quality of being turgid; turgidity; distention beyond the natural state by some internal force or agent, as in a limb. 2. Inflated manner of writing or speaking; pompousness; bombast; tumidity…Tŭr'gid-ous, a. p. 1425Turgid. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Tū'rĭ-ō, n. p. 1425(Bot.) A shoot or sprout from the ground. Gray.Tū/ri-o-nîf'er-oûs, a. p. 1425Producing shoots, as asparagus. Barton.Tûrk, n. p. 1425(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Turkey. 2. A Mohammedan, or Mahometan. [Obs.] It is no good reason for a man's religion that he was born and brought up in it; for then a Turk would have as much…Tur'key, n. p. 1425(Ornith.) A large gallinaceous fowl (the Meleagris gallopavo), a native of America. The flesh is highly valued for food. Wild turkeys abound in the forests of America, and the fowl has been…Tûr'key-büz'zard, n. p. 1425(Ornith.) A common American species of vulture, having a distant resemblance to a turkey, and remarkable for its graceful flight in the higher regions of the air; Cathartes aura. Haldeman.Tûr'key-câr'-pet, n. p. 1425A floor-covering made entirely of wool, the loops being larger than those of Brussels carpet, and always cut, the cutting of the yarn producing a velvety appearance. Simmonds.Tûr'key-cŏck, n. p. 1425A male turkey.Tûr'key-hĕn, n. p. 1425A female turkey.Tûr'key-pout, n. p. 1425A young turkey. [Rare.] Bailey.Tûr'key-rĕd, n. p. 1425A fine, durable red, dyed with madder upon calico or woolen cloth.Tûr'key-stōne, n. p. 1425A kind of oil-stone from Turkey; novaculite; —called also Turkey oil-stone.Tûr'kis, n. p. 1425The same as TURQUOIS, q. v. [Obs.]Tûrk'ism, n. p. 1425The same as TURCISM, q. v.Tûrk'ish, a. p. 1425(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Turkey, or to the Turks.Tûrk'ish-ly, adv. p. 1425In the manner of the Turks.Tûr'kle, n. p. 1425A turtle. [Obs. or vulgar.]Tûrk'o, n. p. 1425A soldier dressed as a Turk; a Zouave.Tur-kois', n. p. 1425(Min.) The same as TURQUOIS, q. v.Tûrk's'-câp, n. p. 1425(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Lilium. (b.) A plant of the genus Melocactus; Turk's-head.Tûrk’s’-hĕad, n. p. 1425(Bot.) A plant of the genus Melocactus; Turk’s-cap. 2. (Naut.) A knot of a turban-like form worked on a rope with a piece of small line. Dana.Tûrk's'-tûr'ban, n. p. 1425(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.Tûr'lu-pîn, n. p. 1425(Fr. Eccl. Hist.) One of the precursors of the Reformation; —a nickname corresponding to Lollards, &c.Tūrm, n. p. 1425A troop. [Obs. or poetical.] “Legions and cohorts, turms of horse.” Milton.Tûr'ma-līne, n. p. 1425Tourmaline. See TOURMALINE.Tŭr’mer-ic, n. p. 1425(Bot.) An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma. 2. (Med.) The root or root-stock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a…Turmeric paper p. 1425a kind of unsized paper stained yellow with a decoction of turmeric, used as a test for free alkali, which changes its color to brown.Tûr'moil, n. p. 1425Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance. There I'll rest, as, after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium. Shak.Tur-moil', v. t. p. 1425To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to weary. [Obs. or rare.] It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. Spenser.Tur-moil', v. i. p. 1425To be disquieted; to be in commotion. [Obs.]Tûrn, v. t. p. 1425To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion by applying a cutting-tool to the material of, while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools, tables, and the like; to turn ivory or metal. 2. Hence, to give…Tûrn, v. i. p. 1426To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve, entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a…Tûrn, n. p. 1426The act of turning; movement or motion about a center, or as if about a center; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel. 2. Change of direction; alteration of course; new direction or tendency; different…Tûrn'-brōach, n. p. 1426A turnspit. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Tûrn'-bĕnch, n. p. 1426A simple portable lathe, used by clockmakers and watchmakers. Simmonds.Tûrn'-câp, n. p. 1426A sort of chimney-cap, which turns round with the wind so as to present its opening to the leeward. Francis.Tûrn'-cōat, n. p. 1426One who forsakes his party or principles; a renegade; an apostate.Tûr'nep, n. p. 1426See TURNIP.Tûrn’er, n. p. 1426One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe. 2. A variety of pigeon. 3. A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises; — so called among the Germans.Tăr'ner-ite, n. p. 1426(Min.) A rare mineral, occurring in small crystals of a yellowish-brown color, externally brilliant and translucent. It somewhat resembles sphene in its crystals, but differs from sphene in…Tûrn'er-y, n. p. 1426The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe. 2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. “Chairs of wood, . . . the backs, arms, and legs loaded…Tăr'ney, n. p. 1426The same as TOURNEY. [Obs.] Milton.Tŭrn'ing, n. p. 1426A winding; a bending course; flexure; meander; a corner, as of a street or road. “Through paths and turnings.” Milton. It is preached at every turning. Coleridge. 2. Deviation from the way or proper…Tŭrn'ing-ēn'ġine, n. p. 1426An engine-lathe.Tŭrn'ing-lāthe, n. p. 1426A lathe used by turners to shape their work. Simmonds.Tûrn'ing-ness, n. p. 1426The quality of turning; tergiversation. [Obs.] Sidney.Tûrn'ing-point, n. p. 1426The point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.