I. ˈtərkə̇s noun plural but sometimes singular in construction
Etymology: Middle English turkas, from Middle French turquoises, turquaises (plural), probably from feminine plural of turquoys, turqueis Turkish — more at turquoise
Scotland : a pair of pincers
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English turkeis — more at turquoise
: turquoise
that all the turf was rich in plots that looked each like a garnet or a turkis in it — Alfred Tennyson