turrited, a.
(ˈtʌraɪtɪd)
[f. L. turrīt-us towered (f. turris tower) + -ed.]
= turreted 2; spec. of a shell, having a long spire resembling a tower or turret: = turreted 2 b. Also ˈturrite a.
| 1758 Swinton in Phil. Trans. L. 794 All these coins present..a turrited head and a branch of palm. 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. I. ix. 276 The shells of some [Trachelipods] are what are called turrited or long and slender, with spiral whorls. 1856 W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 798 Pyramidella... Shell turrite. 1863 P. P. Carpenter in Rep. Brit. Assoc. i. 662 ‘Columbella’ carinata... Small, turrited, smooth, with stout posterior keel. |