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Definition of Turnup
1. Noun. The lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg.
Terms within: Facing
Generic synonyms: Lap, Overlap
Group relationships: Leg, Arm, Sleeve
Specialized synonyms: Trouser Cuff
Derivative terms: Turn Up
Definition of Turnup
1. Noun. (British) The cuff on a trouser leg that is, or can be turned up. ¹
2. Noun. The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turnup
1. a part of a garment that is turned up [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnup
Literary usage of Turnup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"turnup. Ladies have no other employment for their Brain—and our Art lies in hiding
... If Cousin has one, as I hope to be kiss'd, I'll have it, Mrs. turnup. ..."
2. The Journal of American Folk-lore by American Folklore Society (1917)
"4 Variant: They made a barrel to cook the turnup in. — a mile long an' half a
mile wide. 1 Informant I. ' Informant 4. 1 The first incident of this familiar ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1861)
"You corned over with the Conqueror, I s'pose; all the ould families corned with
him. Old Mrs St turnup says to me the other day, ..."
4. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1905)
"set forth at large, and in so clear a light, because the Scotch and French authors
have given a very different account of the word turnup, but whether out ..."
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