Turcoman carpet or rug, a kind of carpet or rug supposed to be made by
the Turcomans.
||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.
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||Tur"dus (?), n. [L., a thrush.] (Zoöl.) A genus of singing birds
||including the true thrushes.
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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.]
Tu*reen"ful (?), n.; pl. Tureenfuls (&?;). As much as a tureen can
hold; enough to fill a tureen.
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 tuft of grass. √242.] 1. That
upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the
roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind
of mat; sward; sod.
At his head a grass-green turf.
Shak.
The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves.
Milton.