† preponderern.
Obsolete. rare.
An object that is excessively heavy.In quot.: an overbalancing branch.
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1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) xxvii. 141 Crooked Trees are reform'd by taking off or topping the præponderers, whilst charg'd with Leaves or Woody and hanging counterpoises.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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n.1679- terra damnata
- terra firma
- terra foliata
- terra ignota
- terra incognita
- terra irredenta
- terra japonica
- terra lemnia
- terra merita
- terra nera
- terra nobilis
- terra nullius
- terra ponderosa
- terra rosa
- terra rossa
- terra roxa
- terra sienna
- terra sigillata
- terra-cotta
- terra-cotta bust
- terra-cotta feather
- terra-cotta figure
- terra-cotta paper
- terra-cotta tinted
- terra-cotta vase