Terra

ter'ra, n. The earth; earth. and L. Gr. tarsos, a frame for drying things upon, a broad flat surface, tersesthai, to become dry, L. torrere, to parch, YV., and Ga. land, Skr. trish, to thirst, Goth, thaursus, G. duerr, dry, E. thirst, torrid.] — Terra cotta. Baked clay a kind of pottery made from fine clav, sand, etc., hardened by heat, and used for statues, vases, etc. cotta = L. cocta, fern, of p. p. of coquere. coctum = E. to cook.] — Ter'- race, -res, n. A raised level space or platform of earth, esp. on a hillside or slope, supported on one or more sides by a wall or bank of turf, etc. the flat roof of a house. [F. terraccia, terazza, fr. terra.] — Terra'queous, -ra'kv e-us, a. Consisting of land and water, as the globe or_ earth. [L. terra and aqva, water.] — Terrene', -ren', a. Of, or pert, to, the earth earthy earthly terrestrial. [L. terrains, terra.] — Terres'trial, -trt-al. a. Of, pert, to, existing on, representing, or consisting of, the earth pert, to the present state sublunary consisting of, or belonging to, land, — dieting, from water. [L. terreslris.] — Torres 'trially. a After a terrestrial or earthly manner. — Ter'rier, -rl-gr, n. A dog. of several species, u u a y small, w h c h goes into the ground after animals that burrow. [F., the hole of a fox, badger, etc., LL. terrarium, a mound, burrow, L. terra.] —Territory, -rf-to-rt, n. The extent of land within the bounds, or belonging to the jurisdiction, of anv state, city, or other "body a tract of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince or state, lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government in the U. S., a portion of the country not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a legislature, under a governor and officers appointed by the President and Senate of the U. S. [OF. territoire, L. territorium. terra.] — Territo'rial, -rY-al, a. Of, or pert. to. territory or land; limited to a certain district. — Terre'-plein, tar'plan, n. {Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface of a rampart, on which guns are placed: see Casemate. JTF., terre (=L. terra) and plain = L. plan us = E. plane.]