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Meanings of terra in English
Roman deity.
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Examples for "terrae"
Examples for "terrae"
1
So much, therefore, of the legem terrae of Magna Carta, we know with reasonable certainty.
2
The 'terrae filius' was sometimes expelled the university on account of the licence of his speech.
3
The Romans, with their flair for flamboyant overstatement, dubbed the westernmost tip of mainland Europe finis terrae.
4
Thus, he says: Nisi per legem terrae.
5
The common law is sometimes called, by way of eminence, lex terrae,as in the statute of Magna Carta,chap.
Usage of terra in English
1
The walls of the main living area were painted in terra-cotta murals.
2
Notwithstanding these the canyons remain almost terra incognita for each new navigator.
3
At 10 o'clock the soldiers were assembled on terra firma once more.
4
Other New England potteries are eminent for terra cotta and granite wares.
5
Kind of weird to celebrate with fire, while our terra firma burns.
6
At this time glazed terra cotta came to be used by sculptors.
7
Stone lions defy, and terra cotta stags run away from, porcelain dogs.
8
She turned, and there it was, in one of the terra-cotta pots.
9
How are school trustees chosen, and what is their terra of office?
10
Australia was founded on the lie that this country was terra nullius.
11
The Corinthian, vessels of terra cotta were the finest in Greece.
12
However he argues that it is just as stunning back on terra firma.
13
The Soviet Union remained close to terra incognita for American spies.
14
The weather is now good, and I have the army on terra firma.
15
Brick and terra cotta seem to have a natural affinity for one another.
16
Tells about the disastrous use of terra cotta on NYC facades.
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