turkis
Definition of turkis
Scottish
: a pair of pincers
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Origin and Etymology of turkis
Middle English turkas, from Middle French turquoises, turquaises (plural), probably from feminine plural of turquoys, turqueis Turkish — more at turquoise
turkis
Definition of turkis
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: 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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Origin and Etymology of turkis
Middle English turkeis — more at turquoise
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