[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

terra \ter"ra\, n. it.  l. see terrace.
   the earth; earth.
   1913 webster

   terra alba l., white earth com., a white amorphous
      earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium
      silicate kaolin, or some similar ingredient, as
      magnesia. it is sometimes used to adulterate certain
      foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.

   terra cotta. it., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto
      cooked, l. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. see cook,
      n. baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues,
      architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.
      

   terrae filius l., son of the earth, formerly, one
      appointed to write a satirical latin poem at the public
      acts in the university of oxford; -- not unlike the
      prevaricator at cambridge, england.

   terra firma l., firm or solid earth, as opposed to
      water.

   terra japonica. nl. same as gambier. it was formerly
      supposed to be a kind of earth from japan.

   terra lemnia l., lemnian earth, lemnian earth. see under
      lemnian.

   terra ponderosa l., ponderous earth min., barite, or
      heavy spar.

   terra di sienna. see sienna.
      1913 webster
see also:
terrace terra alba terra cotta cook terrae filius terra firma 
water terra japonica gambier terra lemnia lemnian 
terra ponderosa terra di sienna sienna 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

terra alba
     n 1: finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment
     2: fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and
        in whitening leather syn: pipeclay
     3: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of
        aluminous minerals as feldspar; used in ceramics and as
        an absorbent and as a filler e.g., in paper syn: china
        clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay
see also:
pipeclay china clay china stone kaolin kaoline porcelain clay 

Alba >> A Words
Alba, definition of term: Alba
alba_pag1.html

Terra >> T Words
Terra, definition of term: Terra
terra_pag1.html

Terra Incognita >> T Words
Terra Incognita, definition of term: Terra Incognita
terra+incognita_pag1.html

Terra Cotta >> T Words
Terra Cotta, definition of term: Terra Cotta
terra+cotta_pag1.html

Terra Firma >> T Words
Terra Firma, definition of term: Terra Firma
terra+firma_pag1.html

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Dofu Fa - Chinese Dessert Recipe
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http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blrecipe368.htm, score=63, date indexed=January 25, 2006, 3:43 am

Dofu Fa - Chinese Dessert Recipe
...... alba is used as a food binder. Other names for edible terra alba are ... Edible Terra alba is also called food-grade gypsum or food-grade ... ..
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/desserts/r/dofufa.htm, score=60, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 6:07 pm

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