Terra
Definition of Terra
Ter´ra
n.
1.
The
earth
;
earth
.
Terra alba
(Com.)
a
white
amorphous
earthy
substance
consisting
of
burnt
gypsum
,
aluminium
silicate
(
kaolin
),
or
some
similar
ingredient
,
as
magnesia
.
It
is
sometimes
used
to
adulterate
certain
foods
,
spices
,
candies
,
paints
,
etc
.
Terra cotta
Baked
clay
;
a
kind
of
hard
pottery
used
for
statues
,
architectural
decorations
,
figures
,
vases
,
and
the
like
.
Terræ filius
formerly
,
one
appointed
to
write
a
satirical
Latin
poem
at
the
public
acts
in
the
University
of
Oxford
; -
not
unlike
the
prevaricator
at
Cambridge
,
England
.
Terra firma
firm
or
solid
earth
,
as
opposed
to
water
.
Terra Japonica
Same
as
Gambier
.
It
was
formerly
supposed
to
be
a
kind
of
earth
from
Japan
.
Terra Lemnia
Lemnian
earth
.
See
under
Lemnian
.
Terra ponderosa
(Min.)
barite
,
or
heavy
spar
.
Terra di Sienna
See
Sienna
.
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Termly
Termonology
Termor
Tern
Tern flowers
Tern leaves
Tern peduncles
Tern schooner
Ternary
Ternate
Terneplate
Ternion
Terpene
Terpentic
Terpenylic
Terpilene
Terpin
Terpinol
Terpsichore
Terpsichorean
-Terra-
Terra alba
Terra cotta
Terra di Sienna
Terra firma
Terra incognita
Terra Japonica
Terra Lemnia
Terra ponderosa
Terrace
Terrace epoch
Terraculture
Terrae filius
Terrane
Terrapin
Terraqueous
Terrar
Terras
Terre-tenant
Terre-verte
Terreen
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