Tour (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toured (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Touring.]
To make
a tourm; as, to
tour throught a country. T.
Hughes.
Tour (?), n. [F. tour. See Turn, v. t.]
1.
A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in
a circuit; a
prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England.
The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour.
Milton.
2. A turn;
a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly bodies. [Obs.] Blackmore.
3. (Mil.) anything
done successively, or by regular
order; a turn; as, a tour of duty.
Syn. --
Journey; excursion. See Journey.
Tour (?), n. [F. tour. See Tower.]
A tower. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
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