turpitude (terpitud)

[F. = It. F. turpitude turpitudine, All maner of conceites that stirre vp any vehement pa ion in a man doo it by some turpitude or euill and vndecency that is in them. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 242. How wouldst thou have paid My better service, when my turpitude Thou thus dost crown with gold! Shak., A. and C., iv. 6. 33. Whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental incapacity, and to evil counsellors, rather than to any natural turpitude of heart. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., i. 3. turps (tèrps), n. A workmen's name for the oil or spirit of turpentine. The spirit of turpentine will be designated by the word turps , which is in general use, has only one meaning, and has the advantage of brevity. Spons ' Encyc. Manuf., p. 2025.