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Definition of Terreens
1. terreen [n] - See also: terreen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terreens
Literary usage of Terreens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"Only a few differ from this type, namely some bottles, terreens, and other small
pieces. All this pottery is unvarnished, made on the wheel, ..."
2. China Collecting in America by Alice Morse Earle (1892)
"... or " terreens" before 1760? I do not find them named at an earlier date.
A year later came "sal- lade bowls" and the first "china handle coffee-cups," ..."
3. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole (1903)
"Execrable varnished pictures, chests, cabinets, commodes, tables, stands, boxes,
riding on one another's backs, and loaded with terreens, ..."
4. Hand-book of Practical Cookery: For Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot (1884)
"When all the butter is in, take from the fire, mix one pound of truffles cut in
dice with it; put the mixture in one or more terreens ; cover ..."
5. Hand-book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot (1867)
"When all the butter is in, take from the fire, mix one pound of truffles cut in
dice with it; put the mixture in one or more terreens ; cover, bake, ..."
6. Journal by California Legislature (1887)
"Glass tumblers - Soup terreens Soup ladles - Pitchers—large — Pitchers—small -
Sugar bowls - Conee bowls Syrup jugs.. Peppers — Table knives Table forks ..."
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