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Webster 1913 Edition


Terrene

Ter-rene′

,
Noun.
A tureen.
[Obs.]
Walpole.

Ter-rene′

,
Adj.
[L.
terrenus
, fr.
terra
the earth. See
Terrace
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy;
as,
terrene
substance
.
Holland.
2.
Earthy; terrestrial.
God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and
terrene
.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and
terrene
honor.
O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone.
Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our
terrene
experience.
Hickok.

Ter-rene′

,
Noun.
[L.
terrenum
land, ground: cf. F.
terrain
.]
1.
The earth’s surface; the earth.
[Poetic]
Tenfold the length of this
terrene
.
Milton.
2.
(Surv.)
The surface of the ground.

Webster 1828 Edition


Terrene

TERRE'NE

,
Adj.
[L. terrenus, form terra.
1.
Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as terrene substance.
2.
Earthly; terrestrial.
God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene.