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
- partnerships
- parton
- partons
- partook
- partook (of)
- partook of
- partrick
- partridge
- partridge bronzewing
- partridge dove
- partridge pea
- partridge pigeon
- partridge plant
- partridge shell
- partridge vine
- partridgeberries
- partridgeberry
- partridges
- partridgewood
- parts
- parts (with)
- parts maker
- parts of speech
- parts with
- partsongs