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Definition of Tarras
1. n. See Trass.
Definition of Tarras
1. a terrace [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarras
Literary usage of Tarras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Builder's Complete Guide: Comprehending the Theory and Practice of the by Charles Frederick Partington (1825)
"The proportions of the materials of the tarras mortar generally used in the
construction of the best waterworks is the same as the Dutch practice. ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"•j-tarras. A not unusual old form of spelling terrace. There's not я Tartarian,
Nor a carrier, shall breathe upon your ..."
3. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"... that wher notwith- * This earl of tarras had married the duchess of Monmouth's
elder sister. Of his instrumentality to the destruction of Baillie, ..."
4. The Popular Rhymes of Scotland: With Illustrations by Robert Chambers (1826)
"The tarras, a Roxburghshire stream, is so impetuous, and so much broken by ...
WAS NE'ER ANE DROWNED IN tarras, NOR YET IN DOUBT, FOR E'RE THE HEAD WINS ..."
5. The Builder's Pocket Companion: Containing the Elements of Building by A. C. Smeaton (1867)
"tarras. tarras or Tras is a substance found at Andernach, in the department of
the Rhine, and, according to Bergman, differs but little from ..."
6. Journal of the Hon. John Erskine of Carnock, 1683-1687 by John Erskine (1898)
"... sent to apprehend him, being dissappointed by his escape. His crime talked of
was his knowledge of what was now discovered by the Earl of tarras, etc. ..."
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