terras
plural of terra
• Arters, arrest, rarest, raster, raters, retars, starer, starre, tarres
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"ras, n. (Min.)
Definition: See .
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
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
