Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Turkey \Tur"key\, n. [Cf. 2d {Turkey}.]
   An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.

   {Turkey carpet}, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor
      and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed
      of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is
      distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar
      carpets made in India and elsewhere.

   {Turkey oak}. (Bot.) See {Cerris}.

   {Turkey red}.
   (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes,
       etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously
       with oil or other fatty matter.
   (b) Cloth dyed with this red.

   {Turkey sponge}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Toilet sponge}, under
      {Sponge}.

   {Turkey stone}, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite;
      -- called also {Turkey oilstone}.