Terra incognita
‖Ter″ra in‐cog″ni‐ta (?). An unknown land; unexplored country.The enormous tracts lying outside China proper, still almost terræ incognitæ. A. R. Colquhoun.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Terrace
Ter″race (?), n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It. terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa, originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch, E. torrid,...
Terrace (2)
Ter″race, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Terraced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Terracing (?).] To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or ...
Terraculture
Ter″ra‐cul′ture (?), n. [L. terra the earth + cultura.] Cultivation on the earth; agriculture. — Ter′ra‐cul″tur‐al (#), a.
Terrane
Ter″rane (?), n. [F. terrain, from L. terra earth.] (Geol.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; — nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensiv...
Terrane (2)
Ter″rane, n.(Geog.) A region or limited area considered with reference to some special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its drainage basin.
Terrapin
Ter″ra‐pin (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written also terapin, terrapen, terrap...
Terraqueous
Ter‐ra″que‐ous (?), a. [L. terra the earth + E. aqueous.] Consisting of land and water; as, the earth is a terraqueous globe. Cudworth.The grand terraqueous spectacleFrom center...
Terrar
Ter″rar (?), n. [LL. terrarius liber. See Terrier a collection of acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law) See 2d Terrier, 2.
Terras
Ter″ras (?), n.(Min.) See �rass.
Terrasyllable
Ter″ra‐syl′la‐ble (?), n. [Tetra- + syllable: cf. Gr. � of four syllables.] A word consisting of four syllables; a quadrisyllable.
Terre-tenant
Terre″–ten′ant (?), n. [F. terre earth, land + tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold.] (Law) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]
Terre-verte
Terre″–verte′ (?), n. [F., fr. terre earth + vert, verte, green.] An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite.
Terreen
Ter‐reen″ (?), n. See Turren.
Terreity
Ter‐re″i‐ty (?), n. Quality of being earthy; earthiness. B. Jonson.
Terrel
Ter″rel (?), n. [NL. terrella, from L. terra the earth.] A spherical magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc., correspond to those of the earth. Chambers.
Terremote
Terre″mote′ (?), n. [OF. terremote, terremoete, fr. L. terra the earth + movere, motum, to move.] An earthquake. Gower.
Terrene
Ter‐rene″ (?), n. A tureen. Walpole.
Terrene (2)
Ter‐rene″, a. [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. Holland.2. Earthy; terrestrial.God set before him...
Terrene (3)
Ter‐rene″, n. [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain.] 1. The earth's surface; the earth.Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton.2. (Surv.) The surface of the ground.
Terrenity
Ter‐ren″i‐ty (?), n. Earthiness; worldliness. “A dull and low terrenity.” Feltham.
Terreous
Ter″re‐ous (?), a. [L. terreus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.] Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles.
Terreplein
Terre″plein′ (?), n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain.] (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Il...
Terreplein (2)
Terre″plein (?), n.(Civ. Engin.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley.
Terrestre
Ter‐res″tre (?), a. [OE., from OF. & F. terrestre.] Terrestrial; earthly. “His paradise terrestre.” Chaucer.
Terrestrial
Ter‐res″tri‐al (?), a. [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See Terrace.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. “Bodies ter...
Terrestrial (2)
Ter‐res″tri‐al, n. An inhabitant of the earth.