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turnable, a. rare.|ˈtɜːnəb(ə)l|
[f. turn v. + -able.]
That may be turned.
1483Cath. Angl. 397/1 Turneabylle, conuertibilis, tropicus, versilis, versatilis. 1603Florio Montaigne iii. iii. (1632) 458 A wit so turneable for all things alike. 1611Cotgr. s.v. Flechir, Facile à flechir, gentle, pliant, flexible, tractable, turnable. 1820Examiner No. 612. 1/2 Some⁓thing laudable, or at least complimentable,—something turnable into a little grace and acknowledgment. 1935E. R. Eddison Mistress xiii. 262 What's good in Lessingham is right sense..and a wit so turnable for all things alike. 1972C. Mudie Motor Boats & Boating 37 This grill in some units is turnable to direct the jet in any required direction. |