Definition of Turreted

1. a. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zoöl.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; -- said of certain spiral shells.

Definition of Turreted

1. Adjective. Having one or more turrets. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turreted

1. turret [adj] - See also: turret

Medical Definition of Turreted

1. 1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically, having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; said of certain spiral shells. 2. Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turreted

turpitudinous
turps
turpsy
turquois
turquoise
turquoises
turquoisey
turquoisy
turquoize
turquoizes
turreae
turrel
turrels
turret
turret clock
turreted (current term)
turretless
turretlike
turrets
turribant
turribants
turrible
turribrachycephaly
turrical
turricephaly
turrilite
turrilites
turritellas
turritelloid

Literary usage of Turreted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outlines of Oryctology.: An Introduction to the Study of Fossil Organic by James Parkinson (1833)
"2 inches. rugosum.. turreted, upper whirls ... turreted, numerous transverse striae, no plicae; the turns have a single, nearly central groove. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Coins in the Numismatic Collection of Yale by Yale University, Jonathan Edwards (1880)
"Female head veiled and turreted to right. Unknown 2.86 JE 16.7 Youthful ... turreted head to right with a cornucopia in front. do 10.42 JE 23.7 Head of Sev. ..."

3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"... and villas, which stretch away to the horizon ; either toward turreted Verona, whose imposing battlements present so fine a picture of the feudal past; ..."

4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"... orchards, churches, villages, and villas, which stretch away to the horizon ; either toward turreted Verona, whose imposing battlements present so fine ..."

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