terran.
/ˈtɛrə/, U.S. /ˈtɛrə/ 1. Used, with qualifying adjectives, to form the names of medicinal and other earths, boles, and the like. Also used similarly in some general expressions. See also terra firma n., Terra Japonica n., etc.
a. terra alba n. (a) pipe-clay; (b) pulverized gypsum used industrially.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [noun] > suitable for pipes
tobacco-pipe clay1667
tobacco clay1676
pipestone1804
pipeclay1806
catlinite1858
terra alba1871
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [noun] > for tobacco pipes
tobacco-pipe clay1667
tobacco clay1676
pipeclay1732
pipestone1804
terra alba1871
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > gypsum > type of
terra alba1871
phosphogypsum1954
1871 G. H. Napheys Prevention & Cure Dis. i. ii. 79 The insoluble white clay known in commerce as terra alba.
1905 H. Ries Econ. Geol. vii. 143 Gypsum is also used..under the name of ‘Terra Alba’, as an adulterant of foods and medicinal preparations.
1917 J. Shelton in G. Martin Industr. & Manuf. Chem. I. xxxi. 545 Under trade names, such as ‘terra alba’.., a certain amount of the purer forms of gypsum is employed by paint manufacturers for admixture with pigments.
1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. iv. 65 Terra Alba, a finely pulverized raw gypsum powder may be used [as an accelerator in casting plaster of Paris.]
1963 R. R. A. Higham Handbk. Papermaking iv. 93 The form containing no water of crystallization..is prepared by calcining the natural gypsum (CaSO4,2H2O), often referred to as terra alba.
b. terra cariosa n. tripoli or rotten-stone.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > earth > [noun] > infusorial earth
tripoli1601
fossil flour1788
fossil farina1789
terra cariosa1823
kieselguhr1875
diatomite1887
moler1910
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > miscellaneous silicates > [noun] > diatomite
fossil flour1788
fossil farina1789
terra cariosa1823
kieselguhr1875
diatomite1887
moler1910
1823 G. Crabb Technol. Dict. Terra cariosa..rotten stone; a species of non effervescent chalk, of a brown colour.
c. terra chia n. also chia terra, Chian earth, an astringent and cosmetic bole formerly obtained from the island of Chios; see also quot. 1615.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [noun] > bole > type of
terra chia1615
Turkey earth1748
yellow earth1794
rock soap1803
1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 12 It [Chios] hath..a certaine greene earth like the rust of brasse, which the Turkes call Terra Chia: but not that so reputed of by the ancient Physitions.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Chia Terra, in the materia medica of the antients, an earth of the marle-kind, found in the island of Chio.
d. terra foliata n. (also terra foliata tartari) = foliated earth of tartar at foliated adj. 2, potassium acetate.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [noun] > salts named by atomic number > acetates > of potassium
regenerated tartar1753
terra foliata1753
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Terra foliata tartari.
1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 122 This solution being evaporated to dryness leaves a matter in the form of leaves lying on each other; on which account it hath obtained the name of Terra Foliata.
e. terra merita n. = turmeric n. and adj.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > medicinal and culinary plants > medicinal and culinary plant or part of plant > [noun] > turmeric plant
turmeric1601
terra merita1753
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Terra merita,..a name given by some..to the curcuma, or turmeric-root.
f. terra nera n. [Italian ‘black earth’] see quot.
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the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > types of
lac1558
purpurin1558
colourish1598
earth1598
watercolour1598
earth colour1658
encaustic1662
lake1684
virgin tint1706
mosaic gold1746
bronze1753
gold bronze1769
cake colour1784
musive gold1796
sap-colour1816
repaint1827
moist colour1842
bronze powder1846
wax-colour1854
wax pigment1854
bitumen1855
chrome garnet1876
zinc-dust1877
zinc-powder1881
terra nera1882
earth pigment1900
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Terra nera..a native, unctuous pigment, used by the ancient artists in fresco, oil, and tempera painting.
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g. terra nobilis n. an old name for the diamond (Ogilvie, Annandale, 1882).
h. terra ponderosa n. barium sulphate, heavy spar.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > barium sulphate
liverstone1587
ponderous spar1618
cauk1653
cawk1653
ponderous earth1780
baroselenite1786
barytes1789
heavy spar1789
terra ponderosa1794
hepatite1802
allomorphite1842
the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [noun] > salts named by atomic number > sulphates or sulphites > barium sulphate
barytes1789
terra ponderosa1794
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 250 Terra ponderosa.
i. terra cognita n. [as opposed to terra incognita n.] figurative, familiar territory.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > familiar
terra cognita1962
1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) xxxiii. 253 My last remark had put them back on terra cognita and it would have been an appropriate moment to leave.
1975 Publishers Weekly 21 July 66/3 But it's all the same old terra cognita to those who have read Gerold Frank, Anne Edwards et al.
j. terra ignota n. = terra incognita n.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of
terra incognita1616
indeterminable1646
X1808
unknown1829
incognita1846
the other side of the hill1852
terra ignotaa1925
another country1952
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > familiar > not
terra incognita1616
terra ignotaa1925
a1925 Ld. Curzon Leaves from Viceroy's Notebk. (1926) vi. 231 The whole country of Annam seems to be almost a terra ignota to our countrymen.
1977 Times 12 Oct. 9/5 These records [at Greenwich Museum] are largely terra ignota to the outside world.
k. terra irredenta n. = irredenta n.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > territory under disputed foreign rule
terra irredenta1934
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Terra irredenta.
1936 Internat. Affairs 15 39 A terra irredenta—that is to say, a territory, at present under foreign sovereignty, which, in the claimants' views, ought to be transferred to the sovereignty of his own State and to be incorporated (or re-incorporated) into his own national domain.
1965 Listener 20 May 735/1 French Somaliland,..Ethiopian Somaliland, and..a strip of northern Kenya. These represent the Somalis' ‘terra irredenta’.
2. Science Fiction. (With capital initial.) The Earth.
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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [noun]
earthOE
ballc1300
Tellus1567
this earthly round1584
mass1587
underworld1609
footstool1652
terrestrial1745
terra firma1786
Planet Earth1858
terra1947
earthside1958
1947 E. F. Russell in B. W. Aldiss & H. M. Harrison Decade 1940s (1975) 157 This world..was ten times the size of Terra. But his weight didn't seem abnormal.
1952 P. J. Farmer in Aldiss & Harrison Decade 1950s (1976) 215 It follows the moon around Terra..a much smaller and unseen satellite.
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