tureen, terreen, terrine

[Fr.terrine= an earthen pan, as if from Lat. terrinus earthen, from terra earth.] A large, deep ve el for holding soup or other liquid food at table. "At the top a fried liver and bacon were seen, At the bottom was tripe in a swinging tureen." Goldsmith: The Haunch of Venison. türf, *torf, *turfe, *tyrf ( pl . türfs, *türses, *tūrveş), s . [A.S. turf (dat. tyrf ) =turf, cogn. with Dut. turf =peat; Icel. torf =a turf, sod, peat; Dan. tõrv; Sw. torf ; O. H. Ger. zurba ; Ger. torf ; Fr tour be ; Sansc. darbha a kind of gra .] 4223 1. The surface or sward of gra lands, consisting of earth or mold filled with the roots of gra and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; a piece of earth covered with gra , or such a piece torn or dug from the ground; a sod. "To preserve it with turfe and mo e against the injurie of rain and cold."-P. Holland: Pliny , bk. xvii., ch. xiv. 2. A kind of blackish, fibrous, peaty substance,cut from the surface of the ground and used as fuel; peat (q. v.). (1) On the turf : Making one's living by running or betting on race-horses. (2) The turf : The race-course; hence, the occupation or profe ion of horse-racing. turf-ant, s. Turk 2. Tumid, turgid, inflated, bombastic, pompous. "After all, be recompensed with turgent titles, honored for his good service." -Burton Anat. Melan. (Pref.) *tür-ģěsçe', v. i. [Lat. turgesco , incept. of tur geo=to swell.] To become turgid; to swell, to inflate. ¡tūr-ges'-çençe, ¡tür-ges'-çen-çỹ, s. [Latin turgescens , pr. par. of turgesco .] [TURGESCE.] 1. The actor state of swelling; the state of becoming swollen. "The instant furgescence is not to be taken off, but by medicines of a higher nature."-Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. ii., ch. vii. 2. Empty pompousne ; bombast, inflation, tur of temperate climates.