Terrace
(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 a building. Sir H. Wotton.
Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves.
Thomson. Terraculture
(Ter"ra*cul`ture) n. [L. terra the earth + cultura.] Cultivation on the earth; agriculture. [R.]
— Ter`ra*cul"tur*al a. [R.]
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 comprehensively.
Terrapin
(Ter"ra*pin) n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (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, terrapene, and turapen.]
The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys acebra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-
back or salt-marsh terrapin are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is
native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle. — Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. — Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted. —
Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace
black with round yellow spots; — called also spotted turtle.
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 spectacle
From center to circumference unveiled.
Wordsworth. 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.
Terreen
(Ter*reen") n. See Turren.
Terreity
(Ter*re"i*ty) n. Quality of being earthy; earthiness. [Obs.] 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. [Obs.] Chambers.
Terremote
(Terre"mote`) n. [OF. terremote, terremoete, fr. L. terra the earth + movere, motum, to
move.] An earthquake. [Obs.] Gower.
Terrene
(Ter*rene") n. A tureen. [Obs.] Walpole.
Terrene
(Ter*rene"), a. [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. Holland.
