| slovo | definícia |
turtle
(mass) | turtle
- korytnačka |
turtle
(encz) | turtle,želva |
Turtle
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\ (t[^u]r"t'l), n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur;
probably of imitative origin. Cf. Turtle the sea tortoise.]
(Zool.)
The turtledove.
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Turtle
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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turtle
(wn) | turtle
n 1: a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn:
turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck]
2: any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell
and flipper-like limbs for swimming
v 1: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will
capsize!" [syn: capsize, turtle, turn turtle]
2: hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation |
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turtle
(mass) | turtle
- korytnačka |
common snapping turtle
(encz) | common snapping turtle, n: |
gopher turtle
(encz) | gopher turtle, n: |
green turtle
(encz) | green turtle, n: |
green turtle soup
(encz) | green turtle soup, n: |
hawksbill turtle
(encz) | hawksbill turtle, n: |
leatherback turtle
(encz) | leatherback turtle, n: |
leathery turtle
(encz) | leathery turtle, n: |
loggerhead turtle
(encz) | loggerhead turtle, n: |
marine turtle
(encz) | marine turtle,mořská želva n: Milan Svoboda |
mock turtle soup
(encz) | mock turtle soup, n: |
mud turtle
(encz) | mud turtle,bahenní želva n: web |
musk turtle
(encz) | musk turtle, n: |
painted turtle
(encz) | painted turtle, n: |
pancake turtle
(encz) | pancake turtle, n: |
red-bellied turtle
(encz) | red-bellied turtle, n: |
sea turtle
(encz) | sea turtle, n: |
side-necked turtles
(encz) | side-necked turtles,skrytohlavé želvy n: pl. [zoo.] Jirka Daněk |
snapping turtle
(encz) | snapping turtle,kajmanka dravá Zdeněk Brož |
soft-shelled turtle
(encz) | soft-shelled turtle, n: |
tortoiseshell turtle
(encz) | tortoiseshell turtle, n: |
turn turtle
(encz) | turn turtle, v: |
turtle
(encz) | turtle,želva |
turtle bean
(encz) | turtle bean, n: |
turtle soup
(encz) | turtle soup, n: |
turtledove
(encz) | turtledove,hrdlička n: Zdeněk Brož |
turtlehead
(encz) | turtlehead, n: |
turtleneck
(encz) | turtleneck,rolák n: Zdeněk Brož |
turtleneck collar
(encz) | turtleneck collar, n: |
turtlenecked
(encz) | turtlenecked, adj: |
turtler
(encz) | turtler, n: |
turtles
(encz) | turtles,želvy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
vertical-necked turtles
(encz) | vertical-necked turtles,skrytohrdlé želvy n: pl. [zoo.] Jirka Daněk |
Alligator turtle
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
[1913 Webster]Alligator \Al"li*ga`tor\, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el
lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.
lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile
family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader
snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower
jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal
notches. Besides the common species of the southern United
States, there are allied species in South America.
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2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens
like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,
(a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle
ball.;
(b) (Mining) a rock breaker;
(c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also {alligator
press}.
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Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris,
a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its
properties. --Loudon.
Alligator fish (Zool.), a marine fish of northwestern
America (Podothecus acipenserinus).
Alligator gar (Zool.), one of the gar pikes ({Lepidosteus
spatula}) found in the southern rivers of the United
States. The name is also applied to other species of gar
pikes.
Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See
Avocado.
Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle
(Zool.), a very large and voracious turtle ({Macrochelys
lacertina}) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United
States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred
pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the
name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head
and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is
sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of
Trionyx.
Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies
(Guarea Swartzii).
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Box turtle
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
[1913 Webster]Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
tree, Bushel.]
1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
shapes.
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2. The quantity that a box contain.
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3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
other place of public amusement.
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Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
--Dorset.
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The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
--Dryden.
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4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
poor box; a contribution box.
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Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
Warton.
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5. A small country house. "A shooting box." --Wilson.
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Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper.
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6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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7. (Mach)
(a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
the bucket of a lifting pump.
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8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
gift. "A Christmas box." --Dickens.
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10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
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11. (Zool.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
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Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
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Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
the form of a long box.
Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
to preserve its proper position.
Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
heavy cape to carry off the rain.
Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
other parts in machinery.
Box crab (Zool.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
and with flat top and bottom.
Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
left.
Box turtle or
Box tortoise (Zool.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
difficulty. (Colloq.)
In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
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Green turtle
(gcide) | Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. Greener (gr[=e]n"[~e]r);
superl. Greenest.] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D.
groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr["u]n, Dan. & Sw.
gr["o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See
Grow.]
1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
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2. Having a sickly color; wan.
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To look so green and pale. --Shak.
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3. Full of life and vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
as, a green manhood; a green wound.
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As valid against such an old and beneficent
government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
--Burke.
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4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
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5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
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We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
Watts.
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6. Immature in age, judgment, or experience; inexperienced;
young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or
judgment.
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I might be angry with the officious zeal which
supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
gray hairs. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
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8. (Politics) Concerned especially with protection of the
enviroment; -- of political parties and political
philosophies; as, the European green parties.
[PJC]
Green brier (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
United States; -- called also cat brier.
Green con (Zool.), the pollock.
Green crab (Zool.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
named joe-rocker.
Green crop, a crop used for food while in a growing or
unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
crop, etc.
Green diallage. (Min.)
(a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
(b) Smaragdite.
Green dragon (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
(Aris[ae]ma Dracontium), resembling the Indian turnip;
-- called also dragon root.
Green earth (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
as a pigment by artists; -- called also mountain green.
Green ebony.
(a) A south American tree (Jacaranda ovalifolia), having
a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
work, and in dyeing.
(b) The West Indian green ebony. See Ebony.
Green fire (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
to which the color of the flame is due.
Green fly (Zool.), any green species of plant lice or
aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
Green gage, (Bot.) See Greengage, in the Vocabulary.
Green gland (Zool.), one of a pair of large green glands in
Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their
outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[ae].
Green hand, a novice. [Colloq.]
Green heart (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
the West Indies and in South America, used for
shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
Guiana is the Nectandra Rodi[oe]i, that of Martinique is
the Colubrina ferruginosa.
Green iron ore (Min.) dufrenite.
Green laver (Bot.), an edible seaweed (Ulva latissima);
-- called also green sloke.
Green lead ore (Min.), pyromorphite.
Green linnet (Zool.), the greenfinch.
Green looper (Zool.), the cankerworm.
Green marble (Min.), serpentine.
Green mineral, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
See Greengill.
Green monkey (Zool.) a West African long-tailed monkey
(Cercopithecus callitrichus), very commonly tamed, and
trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
Indies early in the last century, and has become very
abundant there.
Green salt of Magnus (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
of platinum.
Green sand (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
Green sea (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
vessel's deck.
Green sickness (Med.), chlorosis.
Green snake (Zool.), one of two harmless American snakes
(Cyclophis vernalis, and C. [ae]stivus). They are
bright green in color.
Green turtle (Zool.), an edible marine turtle. See
Turtle.
Green vitriol.
(a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
(b) (Min.) Same as copperas, melanterite and {sulphate
of iron}.
Green ware, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
yet baked.
Green woodpecker (Zool.), a common European woodpecker
(Picus viridis); -- called also yaffle.
[1913 Webster]Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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[1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
[1913 Webster]
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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green turtle
(gcide) | Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. Greener (gr[=e]n"[~e]r);
superl. Greenest.] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D.
groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr["u]n, Dan. & Sw.
gr["o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See
Grow.]
1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
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2. Having a sickly color; wan.
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To look so green and pale. --Shak.
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3. Full of life and vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
as, a green manhood; a green wound.
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As valid against such an old and beneficent
government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
--Burke.
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4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
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5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
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We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
Watts.
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6. Immature in age, judgment, or experience; inexperienced;
young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or
judgment.
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I might be angry with the officious zeal which
supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
gray hairs. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
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8. (Politics) Concerned especially with protection of the
enviroment; -- of political parties and political
philosophies; as, the European green parties.
[PJC]
Green brier (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
United States; -- called also cat brier.
Green con (Zool.), the pollock.
Green crab (Zool.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
named joe-rocker.
Green crop, a crop used for food while in a growing or
unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
crop, etc.
Green diallage. (Min.)
(a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
(b) Smaragdite.
Green dragon (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
(Aris[ae]ma Dracontium), resembling the Indian turnip;
-- called also dragon root.
Green earth (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
as a pigment by artists; -- called also mountain green.
Green ebony.
(a) A south American tree (Jacaranda ovalifolia), having
a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
work, and in dyeing.
(b) The West Indian green ebony. See Ebony.
Green fire (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
to which the color of the flame is due.
Green fly (Zool.), any green species of plant lice or
aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
Green gage, (Bot.) See Greengage, in the Vocabulary.
Green gland (Zool.), one of a pair of large green glands in
Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their
outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[ae].
Green hand, a novice. [Colloq.]
Green heart (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
the West Indies and in South America, used for
shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
Guiana is the Nectandra Rodi[oe]i, that of Martinique is
the Colubrina ferruginosa.
Green iron ore (Min.) dufrenite.
Green laver (Bot.), an edible seaweed (Ulva latissima);
-- called also green sloke.
Green lead ore (Min.), pyromorphite.
Green linnet (Zool.), the greenfinch.
Green looper (Zool.), the cankerworm.
Green marble (Min.), serpentine.
Green mineral, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
See Greengill.
Green monkey (Zool.) a West African long-tailed monkey
(Cercopithecus callitrichus), very commonly tamed, and
trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
Indies early in the last century, and has become very
abundant there.
Green salt of Magnus (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
of platinum.
Green sand (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
Green sea (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
vessel's deck.
Green sickness (Med.), chlorosis.
Green snake (Zool.), one of two harmless American snakes
(Cyclophis vernalis, and C. [ae]stivus). They are
bright green in color.
Green turtle (Zool.), an edible marine turtle. See
Turtle.
Green vitriol.
(a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
(b) (Min.) Same as copperas, melanterite and {sulphate
of iron}.
Green ware, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
yet baked.
Green woodpecker (Zool.), a common European woodpecker
(Picus viridis); -- called also yaffle.
[1913 Webster]Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
[1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
[1913 Webster]
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Land turtle
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Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to
go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes
the country as distinguished from the town.
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A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the
country]. --Chaucer.
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3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet
land; good or bad land.
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4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.
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These answers, in the silent night received,
The king himself divulged, the land believed.
--Dryden.
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5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.
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6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]
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Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.
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7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one
of several portions into which a field is divided for
convenience in plowing.
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8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,
pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,
whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand
of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.
Bouvier. Burrill.
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9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;
the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also
landing. --Knight.
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10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,
or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so
treated, as the level part of a millstone between the
furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun
between the grooves.
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Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to
collect rents, and to attend to other money matters
connected with land.
Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.
Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea
over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice
blink}.
Land breeze. See under Breeze.
Land chain. See Gunter's chain.
Land crab (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs
which live much on the land, and resort to the water
chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in
the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a
large size.
Land fish a fish on land; a person quite out of place.
--Shak.
Land force, a military force serving on land, as
distinguished from a naval force.
Land, ho! (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of
land.
Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in
distinction from a floe.
Land leech (Zool.), any one of several species of
blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,
live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.
Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining
the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such
measurement.
Land of bondage or House of bondage, in Bible history,
Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special
oppression.
Land o' cakes, Scotland.
Land of Nod, sleep.
Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a
better country or condition of which one has expectation.
Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the
State of Connecticut.
Land office, a government office in which the entries upon,
and sales of, public land are registered, and other
business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]
Land pike. (Zool.)
(a) The gray pike, or sauger.
(b) The Menobranchus.
Land service, military service as distinguished from naval
service.
Land rail. (Zool)
(a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake.
(b) An Australian rail (Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis);
-- called also pectoral rail.
Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a
certain portion of the public land has been paid to the
officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]
Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]
Land side
(a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an
island or ship, which is turned toward the land.
(b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard
and which presses against the unplowed land.
Land snail (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as
distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and
belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of
warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the
T[ae]nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix.
Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form
during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on
land.
Land steward, a person who acts for another in the
management of land, collection of rents, etc.
Land tortoise, Land turtle (Zool.), any tortoise that
habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See
Tortoise.
Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office,
authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.
[U.S.]
Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above).
To make land (Naut.), to sight land.
To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears
from the ship.
To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an
intervening island, obstructs the view.
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Leather turtle
(gcide) | Leather \Leath"er\ (l[e^][th]"[~e]r), n. [OE. lether, AS.
le[eth]er; akin to D. leder, le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar,
Icel. le[eth]r, Sw. l[aum]der, Dan. l[ae]der.]
1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the
hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for
use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
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2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]
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Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made
of, relating to, or like, leather.
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Leather board, an imitation of sole leather, made of
leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.
Leather carp (Zool.), a variety of carp in which the scales
are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under Carp.
Leather jacket. (Zool.)
(a) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus).
(b) A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).
Leather flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (Clematis Viorna)
of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery
sepals of a purplish color.
Leather leaf (Bot.), a low shrub (Cassandra calyculata),
growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,
coriaceous, scurfy leaves.
Leather plant (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the
composite genus Celmisia, which have white or buff
tomentose leaves.
Leather turtle. (Zool.) See Leatherback.
Vegetable leather.
(a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.
(b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.)
A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony
shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate
parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand
pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle,
leather-backed tortoise, etc.
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leather turtle
(gcide) | Leather \Leath"er\ (l[e^][th]"[~e]r), n. [OE. lether, AS.
le[eth]er; akin to D. leder, le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar,
Icel. le[eth]r, Sw. l[aum]der, Dan. l[ae]der.]
1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the
hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for
use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
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2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]
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Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made
of, relating to, or like, leather.
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Leather board, an imitation of sole leather, made of
leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.
Leather carp (Zool.), a variety of carp in which the scales
are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under Carp.
Leather jacket. (Zool.)
(a) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus).
(b) A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).
Leather flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (Clematis Viorna)
of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery
sepals of a purplish color.
Leather leaf (Bot.), a low shrub (Cassandra calyculata),
growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,
coriaceous, scurfy leaves.
Leather plant (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the
composite genus Celmisia, which have white or buff
tomentose leaves.
Leather turtle. (Zool.) See Leatherback.
Vegetable leather.
(a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.
(b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.)
A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony
shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate
parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand
pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle,
leather-backed tortoise, etc.
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leathery turtle
(gcide) | Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.)
A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony
shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate
parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand
pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle,
leather-backed tortoise, etc.
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logger-headed turtle
(gcide) | Loggerhead \Log"ger*head`\, n. [Log + head.]
1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. --Shak. Milton.
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2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat
tar.
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3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat,
over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running
out too fast. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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4. (Zool.) A very large marine turtle ({Thalassochelys
caretta} syn. Thalassochelys caouana), common in the
warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape
Cod; -- called also logger-headed turtle.
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5. (Zool.) An American shrike (Lanius Ludovicianus),
similar to the butcher bird, but smaller. See Shrike.
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To be at loggerheads, To fall to loggerheads, or {To go
to loggerheads}, to quarrel; to be at strife. --L' Estrange.
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Lyre turtle
(gcide) | Lyre \Lyre\, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf.
Lyra.]
1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much
used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
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Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the
tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the
species of verse called lyric, to which it originally
furnished an accompaniment.
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2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
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Lyre bat (Zool.), a small bat (Megaderma lyra),
inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the
enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and
ears.
Lyre turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Mock turtle soup
(gcide) | Mock \Mock\, a.
Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;
sham.
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That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator.
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Mock bishop's weed (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous
herbs (Discopleura) growing in wet places.
Mock heroic, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic
poem.
Mock lead. See Blende (
a ).
Mock nightingale (Zool.), the European blackcap.
Mock orange (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs
(Philadelphus), with showy white flowers in panicled
cymes. Philadelphus coronarius, from Asia, has fragrant
flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.
Mock sun. See Parhelion.
Mock turtle soup, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or
other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle
soup.
Mock velvet, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See
Mockado.
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mud turtle
(gcide) | Snapping \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from Snap, v.
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Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
(b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
[1913 Webster]Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
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Mud bass (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
pomotis} or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
Mud crab (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs
of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zool.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and
Dab.
Mud dauber (Zool.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
Mud devil (Zool.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren
lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has
persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of
legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zool.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of
the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zool.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepaeus, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
[1913 Webster]Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
claw.] (Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
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Note: The common American species (Trionyx ferox syn.
Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
and Africa.
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Mud turtle
(gcide) | Snapping \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from Snap, v.
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Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
(b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
[1913 Webster]Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
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Mud bass (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
pomotis} or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
Mud crab (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs
of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zool.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and
Dab.
Mud dauber (Zool.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
Mud devil (Zool.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren
lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has
persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of
legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zool.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of
the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zool.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepaeus, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
[1913 Webster]Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
claw.] (Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
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Note: The common American species (Trionyx ferox syn.
Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
and Africa.
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mud turtle
(gcide) | Snapping \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from Snap, v.
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Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
(b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
[1913 Webster]Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
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Mud bass (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
pomotis} or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
Mud crab (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs
of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zool.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and
Dab.
Mud dauber (Zool.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
Mud devil (Zool.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren
lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has
persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of
legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zool.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of
the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zool.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepaeus, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
[1913 Webster]Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? a
claw.] (Zool.)
A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell
imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.
They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also
soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle.
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Note: The common American species (Trionyx ferox syn.
Aspidonectus ferox) becomes over a foot in length and
is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia
and Africa.
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Musk turtle
(gcide) | Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr.
Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See Mouse, and
cd. Abelmosk, Muscadel, Muscovy duck, Nutmeg.]
1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of
the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind
the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and
enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant
antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
various other animals, having a similar odor.
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2. (Zool.) The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
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3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat
similar.
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4. (Bot.)
(a) The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
(b) A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum);
-- called also musky heron's-bill.
(c) A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
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Musk beaver (Zool.), muskrat (1).
Musk beetle (Zool.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia
moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of
attar of roses.
Musk cat. See Bondar.
Musk cattle (Zool.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below).
Musk deer (Zool.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus
moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of
Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are
developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has
scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce
is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish
below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil
and napu.
Musk duck. (Zool.)
(a) The Muscovy duck.
(b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata).
Musk lorikeet (Zool.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta
australis}) of Australia.
Musk mallow (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:
(a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of
which has a faint musky smell.
(b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk.
Musk orchis (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family
(Herminium Minorchis); -- so called from its peculiar
scent.
Musk ox (Zool.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos
moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found
fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat
of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is
abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The
full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.
Musk parakeet. (Zool.) Same as Musk lorikeet (above).
Musk pear (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling
the Seckel pear.
Musk plant (Bot.), the Mimulus moschatus, a plant found
in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
strong musky odor.
Musk root (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong
odor, as that of the nard (Nardostachys Jatamansi) and
of a species of Angelica.
Musk rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata),
having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.
Musk seed (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family
(Hibiscus moschatus), used in perfumery and in
flavoring. See Abelmosk.
Musk sheep (Zool.), the musk ox.
Musk shrew (Zool.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in
India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also
sondeli, and mondjourou.
Musk thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus
nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling
strongly of musk.
Musk tortoise, Musk turtle (Zool.), a small American
fresh-water tortoise (Armochelys odorata syn. {Ozotheca
odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called
also stinkpot.
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Painted turtle
(gcide) | Painted \Paint"ed\, a.
1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
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As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean. --Coleridge.
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2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted
turtle; painted bunting.
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Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly
(Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,
Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs
(Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually
bright-colored and more showy than the flowers.
Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and
is common in meadows.
Painted finch. See Nonpareil.
Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See
Thistle butterfly.
Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater
tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow
markings beneath.
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Pond turtle
(gcide) | Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,
and the same word as pound. See Pound an inclosure.]
A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and
usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool."
--Milton.
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Pond hen (Zool.), the American coot. See Coot
(a) .
Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and
Illust. under Nymph[ae]a.
Pond snail (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing
snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,
Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and
various other genera.
Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera
geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.
Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zool.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family Emydid[ae]. Numerous species are
found in North America.
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Sea turtle
(gcide) | Sea turtle \Sea" tur"tle\ (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several very large species of chelonians
having the feet converted into paddles, as the green
turtle, hawkbill, loggerhead, and leatherback. They
inhabit all warm seas.
(b) The sea pigeon, or guillemot.
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Snapping turtle
(gcide) | Snapping \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from Snap, v.
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Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
(b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
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Soft-shelled turtle
(gcide) | Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.
Having a soft or fragile shell.
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Soft-shell clam (Zool.), the long clam. See Mya.
Soft-shelled crab. (Zool.) See the Note under Crab, 1.
Soft-shelled turtle. (Zool.) Same as Soft tortoise, under
Soft.
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spotted turtle
(gcide) | Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and
brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written
also terapin, terrapen, terrapene, turpen, and
turapen.]
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys scabra) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
(Pseudemys rugosa or Chrysemys rubriventris),
native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also
potter, slider, and redfender), and the
diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys
palustris}), are the most important American species.
The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole
of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.
Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus Cinosternon.
Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted.
Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin
(Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
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To turn turtle
(gcide) | Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turned (t[^u]rnd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Turning.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF.
tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L.
tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off, fr. tornus a lathe,
Gr. to`rnos a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing
circles; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf.
Attorney, Return, Tornado, Tour, Tournament.]
1. 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.
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Turn the adamantine spindle round. --Milton.
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The monarch turns him to his royal guest. --Pope.
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2. 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.
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3. 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. "Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the
sway of battle." --Milton.
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Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport
Her importunity. --Milton.
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My thoughts are turned on peace. --Addison.
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4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to
another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to
apply; to devote.
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Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto
David. --1 Chron. x.
14.
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God will make these evils the occasion of a greater
good, by turning them to advantage in this world.
--Tillotson.
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When the passage is open, land will be turned most
to cattle; when shut, to sheep. --Sir W.
Temple.
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5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to
alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often
with to or into before the word denoting the effect or
product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged
insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse;
to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to
turn good to evil, and the like.
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The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have
compassion upon thee. --Deut. xxx.
3.
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And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the
counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. --2 Sam. xv.
31.
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Impatience turns an ague into a fever. --Jer.
Taylor.
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6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by
applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn
the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.
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I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. --Shak.
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7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in
proper condition; to adapt. "The poet's pen turns them to
shapes." --Shak.
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His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread
! --Pope.
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He was perfectly well turned for trade. --Addison.
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8. Specifically:
(a) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.
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Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown.
--Pope.
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(b) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as,
to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.
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(c) To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's
stomach.
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9. To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass
around by turning; as, to turn a corner.
The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a
kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it.
--James Bryce.
To be turned of, to be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of
sixty-six.
To turn a cold shoulder to, to treat with neglect or
indifference.
To turn a corner,
(a) to go round a corner.
(b) [Fig.] To advance beyond a difficult stage in a
project, or in life.
To turn adrift, to cast off, to cease to care for.
To turn a flange (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a
metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and
hammering, or rolling the metal.
To turn against.
(a) To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against
himself.
(b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's
friends against him.
To turn a hostile army, To turn the enemy's flank, or the
like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind
it or upon its side.
To turn a penny, or To turn an honest penny, to make a
small profit by trade, or the like.
To turn around one's finger, to have complete control of
the will and actions of; to be able to influence at
pleasure.
To turn aside, to avert.
To turn away.
(a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away
a servant.
(b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil.
To turn back.
(a) To give back; to return.
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We turn not back the silks upon the merchants,
When we have soiled them. --Shak.
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(b) To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to
drive away; to repel. --Shak.
To turn down.
(a) To fold or double down.
(b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn
down cards.
(c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve,
stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights.
To turn in.
(a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of
cloth.
(b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when
walking.
(c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large
amount. [Colloq.]
To turn in the mind, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon;
-- with about, over, etc. " Turn these ideas about in your
mind." --I. Watts.
To turn off.
(a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant
or a parasite.
(b) To give over; to reduce.
(c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts
from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.
(d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.
(e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of
turning; to reduce in size by turning.
(f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve,
stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as,
to turn off the water or the gas.
To turn one's coat, to change one's uniform or colors; to
go over to the opposite party.
To turn one's goods or To turn one's money, and the like,
to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively
exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade.
To turn one's hand to, to adapt or apply one's self to; to
engage in.
To turn out.
(a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of
doors; to turn a man out of office.
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I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak.
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(b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.
(c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of
manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.
(d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the
inside to the outside; hence, to produce.
(e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a
stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the
lights.
To turn over.
(a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to
overturn; to cause to roll over.
(b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another
hand.
(c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the
leaves. "We turned o'er many books together." --Shak.
(d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount
of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]
To turn over a new leaf. See under Leaf.
To turn tail, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.
To turn the back, to flee; to retreat.
To turn the back on or
To turn the back upon, to treat with contempt; to reject or
refuse unceremoniously.
To turn the corner, to pass the critical stage; to get by
the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to
succeed.
To turn the die or To turn the dice, to change fortune.
To turn the edge of or To turn the point of, to bend over
the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt.
To turn the head of or To turn the brain of, to make
giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to
overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success
turned his head.
To turn the scale or To turn the balance, to change the
preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful;
to tip the balance.
To turn the stomach of, to nauseate; to sicken.
To turn the tables, to reverse the chances or conditions of
success or superiority; to give the advantage to the
person or side previously at a disadvantage.
To turn tippet, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
To turn to profit, To turn to advantage, etc., to make
profitable or advantageous.
To turn turtle, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a
vessel. [Naut. slang]
To turn under (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc.,
underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the
like.
To turn up.
(a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to
turn up the trump.
(b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,
digging, etc.
(c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up
the nose.
To turn upon, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the
arguments of an opponent upon himself.
To turn upside down, to confuse by putting things awry; to
throw into disorder.
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This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler
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Tortoise-shell turtle
(gcide) | Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,
fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,
tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,
tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called
in allusion to its crooked feet. See Torture.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the
order Testudinata.
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Note: The term is applied especially to the land and
fresh-water species, while the marine species are
generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and
turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See
Testudinata, Terrapin, and Turtle.
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2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as Testudo, 2.
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Box tortoise, Land tortoise, etc. See under Box,
Land, etc.
Painted tortoise. (Zool.) See Painted turtle, under
Painted.
Soft-shell tortoise. (Zool.) See Trionyx.
Spotted tortoise. (Zool.) A small American fresh-water
tortoise (Chelopus guttatus or Nanemys guttatus)
having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round
yellow spots.
Tortoise beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a
brilliant metallic luster. The larvae feed upon the leaves
of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass
of dried excrement held over the back by means of the
caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida
aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and
allied plants.
Tortoise plant. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot, under
Elephant.
Tortoise shell, the substance of the shell or horny plates
of several species of sea turtles, especially of the
hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the
manufacture of various ornamental articles.
Tortoise-shell butterfly (Zool.), any one of several
species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus
Aglais, as Aglais Milberti, and Aglais urticae, both
of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.
Tortoise-shell turtle (Zool.), the hawkbill turtle. See
Hawkbill.
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Trunk turtle
(gcide) | Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,
mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.
torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe
(the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in
English with trunk the stem of a tree (see Trump a
trumpet). Cf. Truncate.]
1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and
roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.
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About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,
For, high from ground, the branches would require
Thy utmost reach. --Milton.
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2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.
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3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of
an artery, as distinct from the branches.
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4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base
and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.
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5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is
between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and
legs; the thorax; the truncus.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The proboscis of an elephant.
(b) The proboscis of an insect.
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7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are
driven by the force of the breath.
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He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.
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8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or
cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for
containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to
convey the effects of a traveler.
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Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak.
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9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated
from the slimes in which they are contained.
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10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a
steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of
the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the
other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,
thus making the engine more compact.
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11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or
metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a
mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an
elevator, etc.
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Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a
trunk. See Trunk, 10.
Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the
knees.
Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of
conveyance.
Trunk turtle (Zool.), the leatherback.
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Turtle cowrie
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Turtle grass
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Turtle peg
(gcide) | Turtle peg \Tur"tle peg\
A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea
turtles. -- Turtle pegging.
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Turtle pegging
(gcide) | Turtle peg \Tur"tle peg\
A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea
turtles. -- Turtle pegging.
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Turtle shell
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Turtleback
(gcide) | Turtleback \Tur"tle*back`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-b[a^]k`), n.
1. (Archaeol.) A rude stone celt of a form suggesting the
back of a turtle.
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2. (Naut.) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, so
made to shed the seas quickly.
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Turtledove
(gcide) | Turtledove \Tur"tle*dove`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-d[u^]v`), n. [See 1st
Turtle.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging
to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of
the Old World; especially, the common European species
(Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive
note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.
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Note: The South African turtledove (Turtur albiventris),
and the ashy turtledove of India (Turtur rubicolus),
are similar to the European species in their habits.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less
resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning
dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove
(Stictopelia cuneata).
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Note: The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur
risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt
and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to
the European turtledove.
[1913 Webster]Dove \Dove\ (d[u^]v), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[=u]fe;
akin to OS. d[=u]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[=u]ba, G. taube, Icel.
d[=u]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[=u]b[=o]; perh. from
the root of E. dive.]
1. (Zool.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various
related genera. The species are numerous.
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Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of
Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated
for its sweet, plaintive note, is Columba turtur or
Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
European species, is Columba palumbus; the {Carolina
dove}, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the
sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or {Alle
alle}). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and {Rock
pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of peace, innocence,
gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the
Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
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O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --Cant. ii.
14.
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3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation
rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawk.
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Dove tick (Zool.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests
doves and other birds.
Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang] Dovecot |
turtledove
(gcide) | Turtledove \Tur"tle*dove`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-d[u^]v`), n. [See 1st
Turtle.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging
to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of
the Old World; especially, the common European species
(Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive
note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.
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Note: The South African turtledove (Turtur albiventris),
and the ashy turtledove of India (Turtur rubicolus),
are similar to the European species in their habits.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less
resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning
dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove
(Stictopelia cuneata).
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Note: The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur
risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt
and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to
the European turtledove.
[1913 Webster]Dove \Dove\ (d[u^]v), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[=u]fe;
akin to OS. d[=u]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[=u]ba, G. taube, Icel.
d[=u]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[=u]b[=o]; perh. from
the root of E. dive.]
1. (Zool.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various
related genera. The species are numerous.
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Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of
Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated
for its sweet, plaintive note, is Columba turtur or
Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
European species, is Columba palumbus; the {Carolina
dove}, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the
sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or {Alle
alle}). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and {Rock
pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of peace, innocence,
gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the
Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
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O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --Cant. ii.
14.
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3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation
rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawk.
[PJC]
Dove tick (Zool.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests
doves and other birds.
Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang] Dovecot |
Turtle-footed
(gcide) | Turtle-footed \Tur"tle-foot`ed\, a.
Slow-footed. [R.] "Turtle-footed Peace." --Ford.
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Turtlehead
(gcide) | Turtlehead \Tur"tle*head`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-h[e^]d`), n. (Bot.)
An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white
flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also
snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
[1913 Webster]Chelone \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from
shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)
A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order
Scrophulariace[ae], natives of North America; -- called
also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.
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