'Turkey oilstone' definitions:
Definition of 'Turkey oilstone'
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- Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d Turkey.] A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia. [1913 Webster]
- Turkey carpet, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar carpets made in India and elsewhere.
- Turkey oak. (Bot.) See Cerris.
- Turkey red. (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes, etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously with oil or other fatty matter. (b) Cloth dyed with this red.
- Turkey sponge. (Zool.) See Toilet sponge, under Sponge.
- Turkey stone, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite; -- called also Turkey oilstone. [1913 Webster]