terrene
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Blue-eyed Mrs. Slocum, president of Boat Transit Co., is no terrene "Tugboat Annie," does not drive a truck herself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes these angels are vested in terrene habiliments, as in the annexed cut, from a drawing of a sculptured stone among the ruins of Robertsbridge Abbey.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
Wherever men are, they must have a solid platform on which to stand; they must have a stable terrene whereon their food may grow, and this the Moon could supply.
From Are the Planets Inhabited? by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
Should he ever be a suitor Unto sweeter eyes than mine, Sunshine gild them, Angels shield them, Whatsoever eyes terrene Be the sweetest HIS have seen!
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
It was quite wonderful to hear such a stream of learning, and to see, at the same time, the vigour of these terrene philosophers in polishing their specimens upon a whetstone, laid upon their knees.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various
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