turves

[turvz]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a plural of turf.

turves

/ tɜːvz /

noun

1. a plural of turf

Example Sentences

At nightfall he brought them to his ent-house: nothing more than a mossy stone set upon turves under a green bank.

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The oldest kind were, indeed, no more than built imitations of smials, thatched with dry grass or straw, or roofed with turves, and having walls somewhat bulged.

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And so the red blood blushing in their faces and their eyes shining with wonder, Frodo and Sam went forward and saw that amidst the clamorous host were set three high-seats built of green turves.

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Against one wall, if wall that could be called which was of like make with the screen, ran a low bench of green turves, and on this des Ageaux was seated.

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And then, in the bad weather, you'm not fit to go abroad after the turves, and you can't get all you want—tay and sugar and milk for yourself now.

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