Terraced

Terraced
Terrace Ter"race, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terraced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terracing}.] To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]


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