turbid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: turbid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for turbid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turbid adj (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" Synonym(s): cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turbid \Tur"bid\, a. [L. turbidus, from turba tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See {Trouble}, and cf. {Disturb}, {Perturb}.] 1. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine. On that strong, turbid water, a small boat, Guided by one weak hand, was seen to float. --Whittier. 2. Disturbed; confused; disordered. [bd] Such turbid intervals that use to attend close prisoners.[b8] --Howell.