Turkeis

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Turkeys

Etymology

Compare English turquoise.

Adjective

Turkeis

1. Turkish
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2894-2895:

     [...] Another his spere up in his hondes heeld;
     The thridde bar with him his bowe Turkeys, [...]

     [...] Another held his spear upright in his hands;
     The third carried with him his Turkish bow, [...]

References

• “Turkeis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.