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Definition of Turnsole
1. n. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
Definition of Turnsole
1. Noun. A purple dye obtained from ''Chrozophora tinctoria''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turnsole
1. a plant that turns with the sun [n -S]
Medical Definition of Turnsole
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Literary usage of Turnsole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"turnsole. See HELIOTROPE. TURNSPIT. See TERRIER. TURNSTONE, a wading bird of the
oyster- catcher family ..."
2. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1819)
"It reddens the tincture of turnsole, and therefore contains an acid. Muriate of
barytes causes a very abundant precipitate, which renders it probable that ..."
3. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine by William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone (1853)
"Oak-bark, elder, Brazil wood, privet, beet, and turnsole (adds Mr. Redding), are
all used in making fictitious port wine. The conclusions which may be drawn ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on Dyeing and Calico-printing; Including the Latest by Edward Andrew Parnell, Robert Macfarlane (1860)
"... or Red Saunders-wood—Sapan-wood—Sumach—Turmeric — turnsole—Weld— Woad—Extracting
Coloring Matter from ..."
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