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A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.

ps. U. S. Grant. To haul over the coals. See under Coal. -- To haul the wind (Naut.), to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows.

require. It had the church accurately described to me. Sir W. Scott. Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also Ld. Lytton.

To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee. To haw and gee, or To haw and gee about, to go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unst…

A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

ted by boiling, used as food for cattle, etc. -- Hay tedder, a machine for spreading and turning newmown hay. See Tedder.

other tack. -- To heave out a sail (Naut.), to unfurl it. -- To heave taut (Naut.), to turn a capstan, etc., till the rope becomes strained. See Taut, and Tight. -- To heave the lead (Naut.), to take soundings with lead and line. -- To heave the log. (Naut.) See Log. -- To heave up anchor (Naut.), to raise it fro…

plural in this sense. I never saw the heavens so dim by day. Shak. When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven. D. Webster.

A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.

a poor plight. Shak. -- To cool the heels. See under Cool. -- To go heels over head, to turn over so as to bring the heels uppermost; hence, to move in a inconsiderate, or rash, manner. -- To have the heels of, to outrun. -- To lay by the heels, to fetter; to shackle; to imprison. Shak. Addison. -- To show the hee…

A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel near the cutting end.

A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.

Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.

The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers.

. In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land. Pennant. A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson. Macaulay.

Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Turned half round; half inverted.

Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.

An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down.

A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; - - used to block up a passage.