Terhune, Mrs. Mary Virginia Hawes
Mrs. Mary Virginia Hawes (1835-), an American novelist and miscellaneous writer, better known by her pen name of Marion Harland. She was born in Amelia County, Virginia, and began to write for the press when only fourteen years old. She was married in 1856 to Edward Payson Terhune. She has done editorial work on Babyhood, The Homemaker, Saint Nicholas, Wide Awake, and North American. Among her novels are Alone, The Hidden Path, and Sunny bank. The latter is said to have been "the first work to utilize the romantic materials of the Civil War without gross partisanry." Mrs. Terhune is probably best known for her writings on subjects connected with home life and household management. Whenever the problems of cook and housewife come up for discussion, the name of Marion Harland is a recognized authority. Common Sense in the Household, The Dinner Year-Book, Model Housewife, Breakfast and Luncheon and Tea are among her published works on household topics.
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a limit; a boundary; a bound; a confine; the extremity of anything; that which limits its extent. The limitation of an estate; or, rather, the whole time or duration of the holding of an estate. The time in which a court is held or open for the trial of causes. The time during which instruction is regularly given to students in universities and colleges. A word or expression; the word by which a thing is expressed; that which fixes or determines ideas, a word or expression that denotes something peculiar to an art. The subject or predicate of a proposition in logic. In algebra, a member of a compound quantity. In the plural, conditions; propositions stated promises made, which, when assented to fishing. The ancient Thermæ Himerenor accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties. TERMES. See TERMITES.
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Termini
a seaport on the N. coast of Sicily; 23 miles E. S. E. of Palermo. The industries are tunny and sardine ses here was founded by the Carthaginians in 408 b. c., after the destruction of the Greek city of Himera. Under the Roman rule it flourished through its baths. Of these some fragments still exist, as well as of a theater, an aqueduct, etc. Pop. about 21,000.
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Ternate
one of the Molucca Islands, area, about 25 square miles; contains a remarkable volcano (5,600 feet), and produces tobacco, cotton, sago, sulphur, saltpeter, etc. The town Ternate is the seat of a native sultan and of the Dutch resident.
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Terni
a cathedral town in central Italy; between the two arms of the Nera; N. N. E. of Rome. About 70 miles 2 miles off is the famous cataract of Velino, 500 feet high, celebrated by Byron in his "Childe Harold." Terni is perhaps the ancient Interamna Umbrica, the birthplace of Tacitus. Pop., about 33,000.
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Ternina Milka
a German dramatic soprano; born in Vezisee, Croatia, in 1863. After studying under Dr. Josef Gansbacher, of Vienna, she acquired experience in Leipsic, Graz, and Bremen. In 1890 she became prima donna in Munich, where her success was great. Her talents were recognized throughout Germany, and she was a favorite in Russia and America. She first appeared in England at Covent Garden Opera House as Isolde in 1898, and further attracted attention by exceptionally fine impersonations of Brünnhilde and Fidelio, appearing in the former rôle with great success in New York City during the season of 1896. Owing to poor health she made few public appearances after 1906. TERNSTRÆMIACEÆ TERNSTRÆMIACEÆ, a order of polypetalous or usually with alternate simple leaves without stipules. The flowers are in axillary or generally white, arranged the terminal peduncles, articulated at is one of great ecobase. This order the nomical importance, as it includes the teas of genus Thea, from which The favorite commerce are obtained. it. The garden camellia also belongs to are prinplants belonging to the order and Amercipally inhabitants of Asia ica.
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Terpander
The father of Greek music, and through it of lyric poetry. He established the first musical school or system that existed in Greece, and added three strings to the lyre , which before his time had only four.
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Terpenes
in chemistry, a term aphaving plied to a series of hydrocarbons 4. They the generic formula CnH2ntwo heads may be all classed under , means, as those produced by synthetical , C₂H14; and valylene, CsHe, and carpene as the turpenthose formed in plants, exception of the tines, C10H16. With the very incomlast, the terpenes have been They are colorless pletely investigated. are insoluble in or yellowish liquids, ether, chlowater, but soluble in alcohol, in the fixed and roform, benzine, and volatile oils.
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Terpilene
an inactive hydrocarof weak rebon, produced by the action dihydrochloride, C10 agents on the solid H16 2HCl.
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Terpine
formula, C10H20O2H2O, a shaking for crystalline body, obtained by eight parts oil some time a mixture of nitric acid of turpentine, two parts dilute forms large, and one part alcohol. It rhombic brilliant, colorless, short, boiling water, alcohol, prisms, soluble in °, and sublimes and ether, melts at 103 in long needles. at a higher temperature
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Terpinol
formula, C20H34O; a liquid heatof hyacinth-like odor, produced by terpine with ing an aqueous solution of and sulphuric acids. It boils hydrochloric at 168°, and has a sp. gr. .852.
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Terpodion
in music, a keyed instrument invented by John David Busch- 1816, resemmann, of Hamburg, about probling a pianoforte in appearance, but struck ducing notes from blocks of wood could be inwith hammers. The sound creased or diminished at pleasure.
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Terra Di Sienna
a ferruginous, ocherous earth, used as pigment in and water-color painting in both oil in its raw state and when burnt. In the latter instance it becomes of a deep orange transtint, and dries more rapidly. It is with various parent and durable; mixed tints of blues, it yields many useful green.
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Terrace
a raised level space or platform of earth, supported on one or , a bank or platmore sides by masonry may form of turf or the like, such as they are used be seen in gardens, where promenade for ornament, cultivation, or . geology, a In physical geography and , flat platform, often of soft material on the above and more or less steep where the bed sides. They often mark succesof the ocean or of a lake was sively situated during the intervals between elevatory movements.
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