Ter*ren"i*ty (?), n. Earthiness; worldliness. [Obs.] "A dull and low
terrenity." Feltham.
Ter"re*ous (?), a. [L. terreus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]
Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous
particles. [Obs.]
Terre"plein` (?), n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level,
plain.] (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart,
on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
Ter*res"tre (?), a. [OE., from OF. & F. terrestre.] Terrestrial;
earthly. [Obs.] "His paradise terrestre." Chaucer.
Ter*res"tri*al (?), a. [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See
Terrace.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth;
earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." 1 Cor. xv. 40.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
"The dark terrestrial ball." Addison.
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary;
mundane.
Vain labors of terrestrial wit.
Spenser.
A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims.
Young.
4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or
inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or
the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
The terrestrial parts of the globe.
Woodward.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as,
a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
— Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. — Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.
Ter*res"tri*al, n. An inhabitant of the earth.
Ter*res"tri*fy (?), v. t. [L. terrestris terrestrial + -fy.] To convert
or reduce into a condition like that of the earth; to make earthy.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Ter*res"tri*ous (?), a. [See Terrestrial.] Terrestrial. [Obs.] Sir T.
Browne.
Ter"ret (?), n. One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness,
through which the reins pass.
Terre"-ten`ant (?), n. [F. terre earth, land + tenant, p. pr. of tenir
to hold.] (Law) One who has the actual possession of land; the
occupant. [Written also ter-tenant.]
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Terre"-verte` (?), n. [F., fr. terre earth + vert, verte, green.] An
olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite.
Ter"ri*ble (?), a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten. See
Terror.] 1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread;
dreadful; formidable.
Prudent in peace, and terrible in war.
Prior.
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among
you, a mighty God and terrible.
Deut. vii. 21.