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terrous (s.xii/xiii)
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The form teru is a cross reference to the following entry:

terrous (s.xii/xiii)

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terous,  terreus  (teru)  
  FEW:  terra 13/i,247b Gdf:  terrous 2 7,697b GdfC:  terreus 10,757b TL: terros 10,270 DEAF:  terre 1 (terros)  DMF:  terreux  TLF:  terreux  OED:  terreous a.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  terreus 3416c

a.

1earthy, mixed with earth: 
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1365 ) Alum si est [...] une veine de la terre qe pur la grant decocciun de chaline devient blanc. [...] Le blanc si est le meillur. Et cel q’est puant et terous n’est pas bon  Pharmacopoeia 10.115
♦ earthy, lumpy: 
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Kar come il avera menees fors les plus soutilles parties de la matere que n'est pas defite, si remaindront les plus grosses et les plus terreuses  A-N Med ii 27.16
♦oenol.(of wine) with earthy qualities, cloudy, thick: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) le blanc (=wine) est plus moiste, car il est sutil et eiwous, et le noir, gros et terrous  Waterford busby 259.S59.28
2on the ground: 
( MS: s.xii/xiii ) textor terestris (gloss: teru) eques est  TLL i 184.72 and ii 88.72

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See also:

terrace  terrage  terrail  terrain  terrant  terre1  terree  terrement  terremote  terrer1  terrestre  terretenant  terretenante  terrien  terrier1  territoire  terroir 
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