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A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.

The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage.

A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile, 1. I move upon my axle like a turnpike. B. Jonson.

A turntable.

nt of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.

One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office. His lordship is his majesty's turnspit. Burke.

a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.

rican and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake. Black turnstone, the California turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala). The…

A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.

A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, or Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange- red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail.…

A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.

Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in Kent.

ving five convolutions and carrying a current of half an ampère is said to have 2½ ampère turns. The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its ampère turns.

An obscure road; a way turning from the main road. Sir P. Sidney.

The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties. Dryden.

To turn away. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.

To turn aside. [Obs.] Daniel.

Of long continuance; lasting. [R.] Milton.

Long duration; lastingness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Not to be returned.