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Definition of Turkois
1. n. & a. Turquoise.
Definition of Turkois
1. Noun. (archaic form of turquoise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turkois
1. turquois [n -ES] - See also: turquois
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turkois
Literary usage of Turkois
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An elementary treatise on mineralogy and geology: Being an Introduction to by Parker Cleaveland (1816)
"The turkois or Turquoise, a substance originally brought from Turkey, has a blue,
greenish blue ... The name turkois has probably been applied to substances ..."
2. The Great Stone Book of Nature by David Thomas Ansted (1863)
"Thus, we read in Donne,— " As a compassionate turkois that doth tell. By looking
pale, the wearer is not well." And again, in the play of " Sejanus," by Ben ..."
3. John Milton: A Biography. Especially Designed to Exhibit the Ecclesiastical by Cyrus R. Edmonds (1851)
"By the rushy-fringed bank, 890 Where grow tbe willow and the osier dank, My
sliding chariot stays, Thick set with agate, and the azure sheen Of turkois blue ..."
4. Travels in the Mogul Empire by François Bernier (1826)
"The author calls them turkois de la vielle roche; a term •which, in speaking of
diamonds, is used by the French to describe those of the finest water, ..."
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