turkis
noun plural but sometimes singular in construction
tur·kis
| \ ˈtərkə̇s \
Definition of turkis
(Entry 1 of 2)
Scottish
: a pair of pincers
turkis
noun
\ " \
plural -es
Definition of turkis (Entry 2 of 2)
: turquoise
that all the turf was rich in plots that looked each like a garnet or a turkis in it— Alfred Tennyson
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