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Turkas, Turcas, adj. Also: Turke(i)s, Turkish, Turcais, Torques, Torkis. [ME and e.m.E. Turkeys (14th c.), Turkes (15th c.), Turkys (1517), Turkish (1585), OF Turqueis, -queze.] a. Turkish, pertaining or belonging to Turkey or the Turkish people. b. Of commodities: Turkish in origin or style.a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 112/13.
To the Turkas sey all land did his name dreid 1602 Dundee Shipping P. 75.
Ane nayket bark among the Torkis gaylleis 1678 Ellon Par. 114.
Collected for the Turkes prisoners being men of Monro'as 8 libs.b. 1513 Doug. xi xiii 11.
The awfull mayd Camylla … Apon hir schulder the giltyn bow Turcas [Ruddim. Turcais] a1568 Wedderburn in Bann. MS 240a/28.
With ane bow torques diuers Greikis did scho kill 1578 Edinb. Test. VI 329a.
Five steikis of grograne chamelot callit Turcais grograne a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxiii 10.
In my dreme, I sau … A naiked boy, vha bure a Turkish bou 1625 Edinb. Test. LIII 161b.
Ane stand of Turkeis grograme clais