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A building used as a school of gymnastics.

A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.

The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander. Through paths and turnings often trod by day. Milton.

The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

s plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also turnep.] Swedish turnip (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga. -- Turnip flea (Zoöl.), a small flea-beetle (Haltica, or Phyllotreta, striolata), which feeds upon the turnip, and often seriously injures it. It is black with a st…

several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.

Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidæ. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Afr…

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.

One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.