Terreous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to earth; earthy. obsolete

    "For when the ayery interſticies are filled, […] there remaines a groſſe and terreous portion at the bottome […]"

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"For when the ayery interſticies are filled, […] there remaines a groſſe and terreous portion at the bottome […]"

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin terreus + -ous, from terra + -eus. By surface analysis, terra + -eous.

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