Turn"ing (?), n. 1. 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.
2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a
road.
It is preached at every turning.
Coleridge.
3. Deviation from the way or proper course.
Harmar.
4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into
various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the
process of turning from the material turned.
6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a
position is turned.
Turning and boring mill, a kind of lathe having a
vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large
work. -- Turning bridge. See the Note under
Drawbridge. -- Turning engine, an engine
lathe. -- Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners
to shape their work. -- Turning pair. See the
Note under Pair, n. -- Turning
point, the point upon which a question turns, and which
decides a case.
Turn"ing (?), n. 1. 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.
2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a
road.
It is preached at every turning.
Coleridge.
3. Deviation from the way or proper course.
Harmar.
4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into
various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the
process of turning from the material turned.
6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a
position is turned.
Turning and boring mill, a kind of lathe having a
vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large
work. -- Turning bridge. See the Note under
Drawbridge. -- Turning engine, an engine
lathe. -- Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners
to shape their work. -- Turning pair. See the
Note under Pair, n. -- Turning
point, the point upon which a question turns, and which
decides a case.
