n. [ See Put a prostitute. ] A keeper of a brothel; a procurer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tour. See Turn, v. t. ] 1. A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [ Obs. ] Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Journey; excursion. See Journey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Toured p. pr. & vb. n. Touring. ] To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tour. See Tower. ] A tower. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Turacou. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. torbillion a whirlwind, tourbillion, fr. L. turbo, -inis, a whirl, whirlwind. ] An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so as to form a scroll of fire. G. Francis. [ 1913 Webster ]

. An automobile designed for touring; specif., a roomy car, not a limousine, for five or more passengers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who makes a tour, or performs a journey, especially for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. tourmaline, cf. It. turmalina, tormalina, NL. turmalina, turmalinus; all fr. tournamal, a name given to this stone in Ceylon. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels. [ Written also turmaline . ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Crystals of tourmaline when heated exhibit electric polarity (see Pyroelectric, n.). Tourmaline is also used in the form of a polariscope called tourmaline tongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Turn ] 1. A spinning wheel. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (O.Eng.Law) The sheriff's turn, or court. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. turnement, tornement, OF. torneiement, tornoiement, F. tournoiement a turning or wheeling round. See Tourney. ] 1. A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle. “In battle and in tourneyment.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

With cruel tournament the squadrons join. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It different from the joust, which was a trial of skill between one man and another. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tour. See Turn, v. t. ] 1. A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [ Obs. ] Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a turn; as, a tour of duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Journey; excursion. See Journey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Toured p. pr. & vb. n. Touring. ] To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tour. See Tower. ] A tower. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Turacou. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. torbillion a whirlwind, tourbillion, fr. L. turbo, -inis, a whirl, whirlwind. ] An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so as to form a scroll of fire. G. Francis. [ 1913 Webster ]

. An automobile designed for touring; specif., a roomy car, not a limousine, for five or more passengers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who makes a tour, or performs a journey, especially for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ F. tourmaline, cf. It. turmalina, tormalina, NL. turmalina, turmalinus; all fr. tournamal, a name given to this stone in Ceylon. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels. [ Written also turmaline . ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Crystals of tourmaline when heated exhibit electric polarity (see Pyroelectric, n.). Tourmaline is also used in the form of a polariscope called tourmaline tongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Turn ] 1. A spinning wheel. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (O.Eng.Law) The sheriff's turn, or court. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. turnement, tornement, OF. torneiement, tornoiement, F. tournoiement a turning or wheeling round. See Tourney. ] 1. A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle. “In battle and in tourneyment.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

With cruel tournament the squadrons join. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It different from the joust, which was a trial of skill between one man and another. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament. [ 1913 Webster ]