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turn

Ornament in musical notation. It initially consisted of the note above the written note, followed by the note itself, then the note below the written note, and finally the note itself. In later performance practice the ornament was preceded with the written note. An inverted turn reverses the procedure, with the lower note played first.
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Possessed myself of a strong stomach and a hard head, inured to hardship, cruelty, and brutality, nevertheless I found, as I came to manhood, that I unconsciously protected myself from the hurt of the trained-animal turn by getting up and leaving the theatre whenever such turns came on the stage.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
When her husband next went away for one day, she told on slave to turn under the bird's cage a hand-mill; another to throw water down from above the cage, and a third to take a mirror and turn it in front of its eyes, from left to right by the light of a candle.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
They finished supper, and while Mattie cleared the table Ethan went to look at the cows and then took a last turn about the house.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
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