Turret

tur*at, n. a small tower on a building and surgeon’s S3 ate, fir mfi, hfer mine mOte Tweezers above [O. Fr. touret (Fr. tourclle), of Fr. tour, a tower. See Tower.] tur'et-ed, adj. furnished with turrets like a tower. tur'et-ship, ». an ironclad ship of whose guns are placed in one or more turrets placed on deck. tur Turtle-dove, tuFtl-duv, w. a species pigeon of a very tender and affectionate dis- [A. S. turtle Ger. turtel Fr, tourtourterelle all from the L. name turtur, imitation of the bird’s note; cf. Heb. Mr.] tur'tlj n the sea-tortoise, a family of rep having their back covered by a horny the flesh of some of the species being con a great delicacy- [A corr. of TOftOlSO, influence of Turtle (above).} tus'kan, adj. of or belonging to Tuscany Italy: denoting one of the five orders of the oldest and simplest. [L.j tush, ini. pshaw be silent an exclamation scorn or impatience [Cf. Ger. tuschen ver to hush up tusk, «. a long, pointed tooth on either side the mouth of certain rapacious animals.— Tusked, Tusk'y. [A S tusi tux.] tus'el, n a snuggle. [A.Stersan, to hence related to Tease, and peril. a teased-out knot of wool tus'ok, n. a tuft of gra or twigs. [From tur a lock of hair, which is of Celt, origin.] tut, mt. an exclamation of checking or rebuke. /r. and Gael tut.] tu'tel-aj, guardianship state of under a guardian [Formed from the L. la -tutor, to guard—tue or, to see, to look Cf. Tuition and Tutor. tO'te-Jar, Tutelary, tu'te-Iar-i, adj. pro having the barge of a person or place. — tutelans tutcla. See Tutelage tfi'tor, n. one who looks to or takes care of who has. charge of the education of another: who hears the le ons of and examines ~ a teacher, —fern Tutore v.t. to to treat with authority or sternne . n. Tu'torsMp. [L. ‘a guardian '—tue or, to look to Cf. Tuition and Tutelage.] nYtor-.lj, n the office or authority of a education, as by a tutor. trt-tG'rt-al, adj. belonging to or exerby a tutor. twod'l, r.i. to talk m a silly manner. silly talk —n Twaddler. Earlier form an imitative word Tattle, Twitter.] twin, two. [A.S twegen, two, Ice. See Two and Between twang, n. a sharp, quick sound, as of a string when pulled and let go a nasal tone voice.— v.i. to sound as a tight string pulled let go to sound with a quick, sharp noise. v.t to make to sound with a twang. [Imitwoz, contr. of it was. twek, v.t. to twitch, to pull: to pull with — jerks n. a sharp pinch or twitch. twiccian; Ger zwicken. Byform Twitch.] tw£d, n. a kind of woollen twilled cloth various patterns, much used for men’s suits. a mistaken reading of tweets' upon an not, as supposed, from the Tweed valley, the manufacture commenced.] twCz'erz, n.sing. nippers: small pinfor pulling out hairs, . [Obs. tweeze, a case of instruments— Fr. (tnis, pi. of mate mCR5n then. 546 n Twelfth Uui, a case, a box prob. influenced aho by Tweak.] —