TURDIFORMES Tur`di*for"mes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. turdus a thrush + forma form.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of singing birds including the thrushes and allied kinds.
TURDUS
Tur"dus, n. Etym: [L., a thrush.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of singing birds including the true thrushes.
TUREEN
Tu*reen", n. Etym: [F. terrine, L. terra earth. See Terrace.]
Defn: A large, deep vessel for holding soup, or other liquid food, at the table. [Written also terreen.]
TUREENFUL
Tu*reen"ful, n.; pl. Tureenfuls (.
Defn: As much as a tureen can hold; enough to fill a tureen.
TURF Turf (tûrf), n.; pl. Turfs, Obs. Turves. Etym: [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. törv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. sq. root242.]
1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod. At his head a grass-green turf. Shak. The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves. Milton.