terne
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Synonyms: terse, erne, eterne, terve, terce, sterne, tern, berne, kerne, tenne, tere
Antonyms: terse, erne, eterne, terve, terce, sterne, tern, berne, kerne, tenne, tere
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Adjective
- Colourless, drab, dull.
Noun
- An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony, used to cover iron or steel.
- Synonym of terneplate (“thin iron or steel sheeting coated with this alloy”).
Noun
- Obsolete spelling of tern (“any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail”). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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