A tower. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England. The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour. Milton.
A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [Obs.] Blackmore.
anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty.
To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes.
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