turkis
1 of 2noun plural but sometimes singular in construction
tur·kis
ˈtərkə̇s
Scottish
: a pair of pincers
turkis
2 of 2noun
"
plural -es
: turquoise
that all the turf was rich in plots that looked each like a garnet or a turkis in it
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson
Word History
Etymology
Noun plural but sometimes singular in construction
Middle English turkas, from Middle French turquoises, turquaises (plural), probably from feminine plural of turquoys, turqueis Turkish
Noun
Middle English turkeis
- court day
- court disaster
- court dress
- court game
- court gray
- court guide
- court hand
- court holy water
- court lands
- court leet
- court leets
- court of appeals
- court of cassation
- court of chivalry
- court of claims
- court of common pleas
- Court of Criminal Appeal
- court of delegates
- court of domestic relations
- court of dustyfoot
- court of errors
- Court of Exchequer
- court of first instance
- court of honor
- court of inquiry