TERRAE

Noun

terrae

plural of terra

Anagrams

• rerate, retear, tearer

Source: Wiktionary

TERRA

Ter"ra, n. Etym: [It. & L. See Terrace.]

Definition: The earth; earth. Terra alba Etym: [L., white earth] (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. Etym: [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus, p.p. of coquere to cook. See Cook, n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.

– Terræ filius Etym: [L., son of the earth], 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 Etym: [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to water.

– Terra Japonica. Etym: [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.

– Terra Lemnia Etym: [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian.

– Terra ponderosa Etym: [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar.

– Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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