terrene

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terrene - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Terrene \Ter*rene"\, n.
     A tureen. [Obs.] --Walpole.
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  Terrene \Ter*rene"\, a. [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See
     Terrace.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene
        substance. --Holland.
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     2. Earthy; terrestrial.
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              God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a
              nature celestial and terrene.         --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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              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.
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              Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the
              basis of our terrene experience.      --Hickok.
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  Terrene \Ter*rene"\, n. [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F.
     terrain.]
     1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic]
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              Tenfold the length of this terrene.   --Milton.
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     2. (Surv.) The surface of the ground.
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terrene - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  terrene
      adj 1: of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to
             the sea or air [syn: tellurian, telluric,
             terrestrial, terrene]
      2: belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not
         a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so
         terrene a being as himself" [syn: mundane, terrene]