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/tˈərki rɛd/ Listen

proper noun

Turkey n. A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.

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.

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"Turkey red" Quotes from Famous Books

... indicated by a farmer not far from Chicago in his use of table coverings, as follows: For the family, oil cloth; for the school teacher, turkey red; for the ...

— The So-called Human Race • Bert Leston Taylor

... deep windows in our room we hung some Turkey red cotton, Jack built in his spare moments a couch for me, and gradually our small quarters assumed an appearance of comfort. I turned my attention a little to social matters. We dined at Captain Montgomery's (the commanding officer's) house; his wife was a famous Washington ...

— Vanished Arizona - Recollections of the Army Life by a New England Woman • Martha Summerhayes

... about the match," said the salesman. "You said you didn't care for the quality of the goods, and you know you can't match without you take into consideration quality and color both. If you want that quality of goods in red, you ought to get Turkey red." ...

— The Magic Egg and Other Stories • Frank Stockton

... in arches crossing street at short intervals, ribbons of turkey red suspended from each lamp ...

— The City of Domes • John D. Barry