قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk.

Turquoise.

Same as Turcoman.

of Turkoman

of Turko

One of the precursors of the Reformation; -- a nickname corresponding to Lollard, etc.

A troop; a company.

See Tourmaline.

An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.

The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.

Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.

Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin.

Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.

To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.

To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.

of Turmoil

of Turmoil

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.

To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.

To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something.