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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Terrestreyté, n. [e.m.E. terrestritie (1568), terrestreitie (1605), F. terrestréité.] A quality or characteristic of earth. — 1456 Hay II 139/15.
The wateris that cummys betuix landis rynnand, takis the nature of the landis that it rynnis throu … and ar hate and sekely be the unkynde nature of the terrestreyteis of thame that thai tak of that erde
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