terracedadj.
/ˈtɛrəst/ Formed into or furnished with a terrace or terraces; arranged or constructed in terrace form. Of a house: cf. terrace house n. at terrace n. Compounds 2. In quot. c1660, Furnished with a colonnade or covered ambulatory.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > porches, balconies, etc. > [adjective]
terracedc1660
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > house of specific shape or style
back-to-back1626
detached1706
self-contained1767
ground-floored1824
semi-detached1859
bungaloid1927
bi-level1929
one-up, one-down1933
blind back1937
terraced1958
tri-level1960
split entry1967
two-up two-down1973
c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 215 The Court, being square is tarrass'd.
1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 113 To Clermont's terrass'd Height, and Esher's Groves.
1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 30 Its terraced roofs crowded with spectators.
1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey I. 108 The dwellings..are..niched..in the terraced cliffs.
1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 365 The space between being sown with rice in terraced fields.
1904 J. T. Fowler Durham Univ. 63 The rebuilt keep conspicuous on a terraced mound.
1958 Daily Express 3 Apr. 7/7 Their tiny terraced home in the back streets of Horden, Durham.
1976 Milton Keynes Express 28 May 1/3 She has no intention of leaving her terraced home.
1979 Guardian 19 June 4/2 The old-fashioned terraced house..is on the way back.
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adj.c1660