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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Tŭr'nip, n. p. 1426(Bot.) A cruciferous plant of the genus Brassica (B. rapa), much cultivated on account of its solid, bulbous root, which is usually in the form of a flattened sphere, or a short, much compressed…Tŭrn'kēy, n. p. 1426A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors.Tûrn'-out, n. p. 1426The act of coming forth; a quitting of employment, especially for the purpose of gaining an increase of wages; a strike. 2. A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while…Tŭrn'-ō'ver, n. p. 1427The act or result of turning over; as, a bad turn-over in a carriage. 2. A semicircular pie made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other materials. 3. An…Tûrn'-ō'ver, a. p. 1427Admitting of being turned over; constructed for being turned over; as, a turn-over collar, &c.Türn'pike, n. p. 1427A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles, and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. [Obs.]…Tŭrn'pīke, v. t. p. 1427To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike-road; to throw into a rounded form, as the path of a road. Knowles.Tûrn'pīke-man, n. p. 1427A man who collects tolls at a turnpike.Tŭrn'-pike-rōad, n. p. 1427A road on which turnpikes, or toll-gates, are established by law, and which are made and kept in repair by the toll collected from travelers or passengers who use the road.Tûrn'-plāte, n. p. 1427A turn-table.Tûrn'-screw, n. p. 1427A screw-driver.Tûrn'-sērv'ing, n. p. 1427The act or practice of serving one's turn, or promoting private interest.Tûrn'-sick, a. p. 1427Giddy. [Obs.] Bacon.Tŭrn'-sick, n. p. 1427A disease with which sheep are sometimes affected.Tûrn'sōle, n. p. 1427(Bot.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope;—so named because its flower is supposed to turn toward the sun. 2. A kind of dye obtained from certain lichens; litmus; also, a pigment in the…Tûrn'spit, n. p. 1427One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office. “His lordship is his majesty's turnspit.” Burke. 2. A variety of dog;—so called from being formerly employed to turn a spit.Tûrn'stile, n. p. 1427A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See TURNPIKE, 1.Tūrn'-stōne, n. p. 1427(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Strepsilas, especially S. interpres, a little larger than an English blackbird;—so called from its practice of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other…Tûrn'-tā'ble, n. p. 1427A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, &c., in a different direction; — called also turn-plate.Tûr'pen-tīne, n. p. 1427An oleo-resinous substance, exuding naturally or on incision from several species of trees, as from the pine, larch, fir, pistachio, and others. Turpentine is chiefly derived from coniferous trees…Tûr'pen-tīne-tree, n. p. 1427(Bot.) A tree of the genus Pistacia (P. terebinthus), a native of the eastern continent, which yields a highly aromatic kind of turpentine. Tomlinson.Tûr'pen-tōle, n. p. 1427A light, purified spirit obtained from paraffine.Tûr'peth, n. p. 1427(Bot.) The root of Ipomœa turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, which was formerly used in medicine, and has a cathartic power;—sometimes called vegetable turpeth, to distinguish it…Tûr'peth-mĭn'er-al, n. p. 1427(Chem.) See TURPETH.Tûr'pin, n. p. 1427The land-tortoise. Simmonds.Tûr'pi-tūde, n. p. 1427Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness. How wouldst thou have paid My better service, when my turpitude Thou thus dost crown with gold! Shak.Tur-quois', n. p. 1427(Min.) A mineral, brought from Persia, of a peculiar bluish-green color, occurring in reniform masses, with a botryoidal surface; calaite. It is susceptible of a high polish, and is used in jewelry…Tŭr'rel, n. p. 1427A certain tool used by coopers. Sherwood.Tŭr'ret, n. p. 1427A little tower; a small eminence or spire attached to a building and rising above it. “And lift her turrets nearer to the sky.” Pope. 2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form, consisting…Tŭr'ret-ed, p. a. p. 1427Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. 2. Furnished with turrets.Tŭr'ri-bant, n. p. 1427A turban. [Obs.] “With hundred turrets like a turribant.” Spenser.Tur-rĭc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 1427Furnished with, or formed like, a small tower or towers; turreted.Tŭr'ril-īte, n. p. 1427(Paleon.) A fossil belonging to an extinct genus of turreted chambered shells, allied to the ammonites. Lyell.Tŭr'ri-tĕl'lȧ, n. p. 1427(Zoöl.) A gasteropodous mollusk, having a turreted, elongate, many-whorled, spirally striated shell, a round mouth, and a horny operculum of many whirls. Baird.Tûr'tle, n. p. 1427(Ornith.) A gallinaceous bird, of the genus Turtur, or Columba;—called also turtle-dove and turtle-pigeon. It is a wild species, frequenting the thickest parts of the woods, and its note is plaintive…Tŭr'tle, n. p. 1427(Zoöl.) A tortoise;—often restricted to the large sea-tortoise. The flesh of the marine species is esteemed a great delicacy, and the eggs are highly valued for food. See TORTOISE. Hawk's-bill Turtle…Tŭr'tle-dōve, n. p. 1427(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Turtur, or Columba (T. auritus, or C. turtur), celebrated for the constancy of its affection. See TURTLE. ☞ The turtle-dove of the Scriptures is most probably a closely…Tûr'tle-fo͝ot'ed, a. p. 1427Slow-footed. “Turtle-footed Peace.” Ford.Tûr'tler, n. p. 1427One who catches turtles or tortoises.Tûr'tle-shĕll, n. p. 1427A shell, a beautiful species of Murex; also, tortoise-shell.Tûr'tling, n. p. 1427The act of catching turtles. Marryatt.Tûrves, n. p. 1427pl. of turf. [Obs.] See TURF.Tŭs'can, a. p. 1427(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tuscany, in Italy; —specifically applied to one of the orders of architecture, the most ancient and simple. Tuscan capital, the capital of a column of the Tuscan order.…Tŭs'ean, n. p. 1427(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.Tüs'eor, n. p. 1427A tusk, or tush, of a horse.Tüsh, interj. p. 1427Pshaw!—an exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, tush, tush! never tell me such a story as that.Tüsh, n. p. 1427A long, pointed tooth; a tusk;—applied especially to certain of the teeth of horses.Tŭsk, n. p. 1427The long, pointed, and often protruding tooth of certain rapacious, carnivorous, or fighting animals; as the tusks of the boar, elephant, wolf, and the like.Tŭsk, v. i. p. 1427To gnash the teeth, as a boar. [Obs.]Tüsked or Tüsk'y, a. p. 1427Furnished with tusks; as, the tusk'y boar. Dryden.Tŭs'sac-grass, n. p. 1427See TUSSOCK-GRASS.Tŭs'sah-silk, n. p. 1427A coarse, strong, dark-colored silk, obtained from the cocoons of a wild silk-worm found in the forests of Bengal. [Written also tusseh-silk.]Tus-sĭc'ū-lar, a. p. 1427Of, or pertaining to, a cough. Dunglison.Tüs'sle, n. p. 1427A struggle; a conflict; a scuffle. [Colloq.]Tŭs'sle, v. i. p. 1427To struggle, as in sport or wrestling; to scuffle. [Colloq.]Tŭs'sock, n. p. 1427A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like. [Obs.] “Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts.” Latimer. 2. (Entom.) A kind of caterpillar, of the family Liparidæ, having tufts upon its back…Tüs'sock-gräss, n. p. 1427(Bot.) A tall, strong grass of the genus Dactylis (D. cæspitosa), valuable for fodder, introduced into England from the Falkland Islands. [Written also tussac-grass.] Baird.Tŭs'sock-y, a. p. 1427Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered with, tussocks or tufts.