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Traditional English :: turban
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turbyne.html - n. 1 a man's headdress of cotton or silk wound round a cap or the head, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs. 2 a woman's headdress or hat resembling this. turbaned adj. [16th c. (also tulbant etc.), ult. f. Turk. tâlbent f. Pers. dulband: cf. TULIP] |
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Traditional English :: turbary
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turbyne.html - n. (pl. -ies) Brit. 1 the right of digging turf on common ground or on another's ground. 2 a place where turf or peat is dug. [ME f. AF turberie, OF tourberie f. tourbe TURF] |
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Traditional English :: turbellarian
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turbyne.html - n. & adj. --n. any usu. free-living flatworm of the class Turbellaria, having a ciliated surface. --adj. of or relating to this class. [mod.L Turbellaria f. L turbella dimin. of turba crowd: see TURBID] |
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Traditional English :: turbid
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turbyne.html - adj. 1 (of a liquid or colour) muddy, thick; not clear. 2 (of a style etc.) confused, disordered. turbidity n. turbidly adv. turbidness n. [L turbidus f. turba a crowd, a disturbance] |
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Traditional English :: turbinate
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turbyne.html - adj. 1 shaped like a spinning-top or inverted cone. 2 (of a shell) with whorls decreasing rapidly in size. 3 Anat. (esp. of some nasal bones) shaped like a scroll. turbinal adj. turbination n. [L turbinatus (as TURBINE)] |
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Traditional English :: turbine
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turbyne.html - n. a rotary motor or engine driven by a flow of water, steam, gas, wind, etc., esp. to produce electrical power. [F f. L turbo -binis spinning-top, whirlwind] |
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