*terre*

n. That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which deters or prevents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See Deter. ] Serving to deter. “The deterrent principle.” E. Davis. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for extraterrestrial life. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an extraterrestrial?.
Syn. -- extraterrestrial being, alien. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To receive between or within. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An interregnum. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Interregnums [ L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. interrègne. ] An interregnum. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; interrelation.
Syn. -- interrelation, interrelationship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes. -- n. The interrenal body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mutually repellent. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who inters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Interrexes L. Interreges [ L., fr. inter between + rex king. ] An interregent, or a regent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. par on, by (L. per) + terre earth, ground, L. terra. See Terrace. ] 1. (Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [ France ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A star. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. subterrenus, equiv. to subterraneus. ] Subterraneous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Subterranean. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. super- + terrene: cf. L. superterrenus. ] Being above ground, or above the earth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth. Buckminster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Turren. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being earthy; earthiness. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. terrella, from L. terra the earth. ] A spherical magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc., correspond to those of the earth. [ Obs. ] Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. terremote, terremoete, fr. L. terra the earth + movere, motum, to move. ] An earthquake. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tureen. [ Obs. ] Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Earthy; terrestrial. [ 1913 Webster ]

God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. Hickok. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain. ] 1. The earth's surface; the earth. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surv.) The surface of the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Earthiness; worldliness. [ Obs. ] “A dull and low terrenity.” Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. terreus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace. ] Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. terra earth + planus even, level, plain. ] 1. (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Civ. Engin.) An embankment of earth with a broad level top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation of an elevated canal across a valley. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ OE., from OF. & F. terrestre. ] Terrestrial; earthly. [ Obs. ] “His paradise terrestre.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. “The dark terrestrial ball.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

A genius bright and base,
Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An inhabitant of the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Terrestrial. ] Terrestrial. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ F., fr. terre earth + vert, verte, green. ] An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite. [ 1913 Webster ]