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terra, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.].
The earth; earth. [1913 Webster]
Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain foods, spices, candies, paints, etc. -- Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta , fem. of cotto cooked, L. coctus , p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook , n. ] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues, architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like. -- Terræ filius [L., son of the earth] , formerly, one appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the prevaricator at Cambridge, England. -- Terra firma [L.] , firm or solid earth, as opposed to water . -- Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier . It was formerly supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan. -- Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth] , Lemnian earth. See under Lemnian . -- Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or heavy spar. -- Terra di Sienna. See Sienna .