*toupiller, v.n., to spin, to whirl about; (fam.) to do nothing but run up and down, or about, the house.
*toupillon, n.m., little tuft of hair; waste branch (of an orange-tree).
tour, n.f., tower; rook, castle (at chess).
tour, n.m., turn, going round, winding; revolution; turn; circumference, circuit; trick; feat; order; manner; twist, strain; lathe; turning-box; tour, trip; valance (of bed); turn (act); tour, front, foretop (of hair). Faire le — de; to go round. En un — de main; in the twinkling of an eye; in a trice. Faire un — de jardin; to take a turn round, or in, the garden. Faire un —; to take a stroll. — de promenade; turn, walk, stroll. Cet arbre a dix pieds de —; that tree is ten feet in circumference. —s de gobelets; juggler’s tricks, legerdemain. Vous aurez votre —; you will have your turn. Faire, jouer, un mauvais — à quelqu’un; to serve, or play, any one a nasty trick. — de reins; twist, or strain, in the back. À chacun son —; every dog has his day. Chacun à son —; every one in his turn. — de cou; necktie or band. — à —; by turns. — en l’air; mandrel-lathe. Fait au —; made with a lathe, turned; extremely well made. À — de rôle; in turn, in succession. Mon sang n’a fait qu’un —; I turned deathly pale; I nearly fainted; I was thoroughly upset. Faire ses quinze —s; to do a hundred useless things. Fermer à double —; to double-lock. Elle est faite au —; she has a splendid figure.
*touraille, n.f., malt kiln.
tourang-eau, -elle, n. adj., of Touraine; native of Touraine.
tourbe, n.f., turf, peat; mob, vulgar herd.
tourbeu-x, -se, adj., turfy, peaty.
tourbière, n.f., peat-bog, peat-moss.
*tourbillon, n.m., whirlwind, vortex, tornado; whirlpool; eddy; hurly-burly, bustle; tourbillon (fireworks).