Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Terneplate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
terne-plate . - noun A Middle English form of
tarn .
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Examples
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In aliqua parte terne sunt aliqu� modic� silu� alia vero est sine lignis omnino.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The report of Ira Ayer, special agent of the Treasury Department, shows that at the date of September 30, 1892, there were 32 companies manufacturing tin and terne plate in the United States and 14 companies building new works for such manufacture.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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For trumpets/terne to chaunge mine Oaten reeds ...
The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Edmund Spenser
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The exit of a single number was called extrait, and it won 15 times the amount deposited, and 70 times if the number was determined; the exit of two numbers was called the ambe, winning 270 times the deposit, and 5100 times if the number was determined; -- the exit of three numbers was called the terne, winning 5500 times; the quaterne, or exit of four numbers, won 75,000 times the deposit.
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The report of Ira Ayer, special agent of the Treasury Department, shows that at the date of September 30, 1892, there were 32 companies manufacturing tin and terne plate in the United States and 14 companies building new works for such manufacture.
State of the Union Address Benjamin Harrison 1867
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The report of Ira Ayer, special agent of the Treasury Department, shows that at the date of September 30, 1892, there were 32 companies manufacturing tin and terne plate in the United States and 14 companies building new works for such manufacture.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison 1867
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At the second drawing a terne of forty thousand francs obliged me to borrow money.
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Only the simple drawing, the ambe and the terne to be retained; the quarterne and the quine to be abolished.
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Only the simple drawing, the ambe and the terne to be retained; the quarterne and the quine to be abolished.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 24: London to Berlin Giacomo Casanova 1761
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At the second drawing a terne of forty thousand francs obliged me to borrow money.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 10: under the Leads Giacomo Casanova 1761
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