terrasseu-x, -se, adj., earthy (of marble).
terrassier, n.m., digger, excavator, navvy.
terre, n.f., earth, land, ground, soil, mold; dominion, territory, grounds, estate, property, homestead; world; land, shore. Cultiver la —; to till the ground. — ferme; dry-land, terra firma, main land, continent. Se coucher à —; to lie flat on the ground. Jeter un homme à —; to throw a man on the ground. Hautes —s; highlands. Basses —s; lowlands. — à foulon or — à dégraisser; fuller’s earth. — à potier; potter’s earth. Vaisselle de —; earthenware. Mettre pied à —; to alight. Mettre à —; to put down; (nav.) to land. Perdre —; to lose sight of land; to get out of one’s depth (in swimming). Aller à —; to be prosy, to grovel; (man.) to passage low; (nav.) to sail along the coast. — franche; vegetable mold. — sainte; consecrated ground; holy land. Pipe de, or en, —; clay pipe. — à porcelaine; china clay. — glaise; clay. Par —; on the ground, on the floor; by land. À —; on the ground, on the floor. Tomber par —, tomber à —; to fall down. Aller par —; to go by land. Qui — a, guerre a; much coin, much care. Mettre en —; to bury. Ventre à —; at full gallop. Vivre sur ses —s; to live on one’s property. Vivre de ses —s; to live on the income of one’s property. — à —, adj., commonplace; vulgar, low, prosy.
terreau, n.m., (gard.) vegetable mold; mold, compost.
terre d’ombre, n.f. V. ombre.
terre-mérite, n.f., (n.p.) turmeric (in powder).
terre-neuve, n.m., (—) Newfoundland dog.
terre-neuvier, n.m., (—-—s) (nav.) banker; Newfoundland fisherman, or (of a ship) trader; Newfoundland dog.
terre-noix, n.f., (—) (bot.), pig-nut, earth-nut, ground-nut.
terre-plein, n.m., (—-—s) (fort.) terre-plein; platform.