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Definition of terras

Terras
Terras Ter"ras, n. (Min.) See ?rass.
terras
Trass Trass, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It. terrazzo terrace. See Terrace.] (Geol.) A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written also tarras, tarrace, terras.] Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.
Terra
Terra Ter"ra, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.] The earth; earth. Terra alba [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. [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. Terr[ae] filius [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 [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to water. Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian. Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.

Meaning of terras from wikipedia

- Terras may refer to: Terras de Bouro, a muni****lity in Portugal Terras Salgadas, a geographical feature in southeastern Cape Verde Terras Bridge, a bridge...
- Look up Terra or terra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Terra may often refer to: Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess An alternate name for planet...
- Estonia 200. Terras' father is retired military general and Isamaa politician Riho Terras. His mother is a diplomat Kaili Terras. In 2017 Terras graduated...
- attestation, the word eorðe was used to translate the many senses of Latin terra and Gr**** γῆ gē: the ground, its soil, dry land, the human world, the surface...
- Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. Terras graduated in 1985 from Kohtla-Järve 5th Middle School. In his youth, Terras was conscripted as a sailor in the...
- Audrey Terras. "Obituary - Vaba Eesti Sõna" (in Estonian). 2005-12-13. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-08-01 – via DIGAR Estonian Articles. "Riho Terras matemaatika...
- Melissa Terras". Data-Driven Innovation. Retrieved 8 February 2021. Terras, Melissa (2 February 2012). "Reflections on a doctorate". Melissa Terras. Retrieved...
- for the variety of unusual and rare minerals. South Terras Mine was first worked by the South Terras Tin Mining Company Limited from 1872 to 1888, however...
- Terras Bridge, also known as Terras Pill Bridge, is a road bridge near Morval in Cornwall, England. Built in c. 1825, the Grade II listed bridge crosses...
- Karl Johannes Terras (9 September 1890 Vaivara Parish (now part of Narva-Jõesuu), Kreis Wierland – 25 February 1942 Kirov Oblast) was an Estonian politician...