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turnstile (n.)
1640s, from
turn
(v.) +
stile
(n.).
turnsole
"A Mediterranean plant of the spurge family, whose flowers are said to turn with the sun", Late Middle English: from Old French
tournesole
, based on Latin
tornare
(see
turn
) +
sol
'sun'.