a. rare. [f. TURN v. + -ABLE.] That may be turned.
1483. Cath. Angl., 397/1. Turneabylle, conuertibilis, tropicus, versilis, versatilis.
1603. Florio, Montaigne, III. iii. (1632), 458. A wit so turneable for all things alike.
1611. Cotgr., s.v. Flechir, Facile à flechir, gentle, pliant, flexible, tractable, turnable.
1820. Examiner, No. 612. 1/2. Something laudable, or at least complimentable,—something turnable into a little grace and acknowledgment.
