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TERRACE (Fr. terrace, terrasse, from It. terraccia, terrazzo, Lat. terra, earth)

TERRACE (Fr. terrace, terrasse, from It. terraccia, terrazzo, See also:
LAT
Lat. terra, See also:
EARTH
EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
EARTH, FIGURE OF
EARTH, FIGURE OF THE
earth) , a raised See also:

PLATFORM (Fr. plateforme, i.e. ground plan)

platform of earth; in See also:

GEOLOGY (from Gr. yp7, the earth, and Abyor, science)

geology the See also:

TERM

term is used of level See also:

HORIZONTAL

horizontal ridges on the See also:

side of a slope, formed by volcanic See also:

ACTION

action, or more usually by the action of See also:

WATER

water; they are thus frequent along the shores of lakes or by See also:

rivers; on the See also:

sea-See also:

SHORE

shore they are generally known as " raised beaches. " The term is used in See also:

ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture of an artificial platform in front of a See also:

BUILDING

building, which is utilized as a pror_ienade; sometimes, when the building is erected on an See also:

ELEVATION

elevation, there may be a See also:

SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of terraces rising one above the other, with flights of steps leading from one to the other, as in the See also:

VILLA

Villa D'See also:

Este at See also:

TIVOLI (anc. Tibur, q.v.)

Tivoli; or there may be a single terrace raised high above the ground and supported on See also:

ARCHES, COURT OF

arches, as the terrace to the Adelphi buildings in the Strand, or the See also:

RIVER

river front at See also:

Somerset See also:

House, or in See also:

France at the castles at See also:

Amboise and St Germain-en-laye, or again a See also:

low terrace like that in front of th, Houses of See also:

PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

Parliament at See also:

Westminster overlooking the See also:

THAMES

Thames, which is 67o ft. See also:

long and 35 ft. wide. The terraces of the gardens at Isola Bella on the Lago See also:

MAGGIORE, LAGO (Lacus Verbanus of the Romans; Fr. Lac Majeur; Ger. Langensee)

Maggiore are known as See also:

HANGING

hanging gardens (Hortus pensilis), and were similar to those which were built by the See also:

ASSYRIAN

Assyrian See also:

king at See also:

BABYLON (mod. Hillah)

Babylon. Though properly applied to a See also:

ROW, JOHN (c. 1525—1580)

row of buildings on a raised level, the word is often used of any row of houses.

End of Article: TERRACE (Fr. terrace, terrasse, from It. terraccia, terrazzo, Lat. terra, earth)

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