Thesaurus: terra

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1. n. The earth; earth.
2. 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.
3. The earth; earth. Terra alba Etym: [L., white earth] (Com.), awhite 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 cottocooked, 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, oneappointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in theUniversity 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 formerlysupposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.-- Terra Lemnia Etym: [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See underLemnian.-- Terra ponderosa Etym: [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, orheavy spar.-- Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.
4. n:100 n. The earth; earth.