Definitions for terne

terne terne

Spelling: [turn]
IPA: /tɜrn/

Terne is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in terne (eenrt).

Definitions for terne

noun

  1. terne metal.
  2. terneplate.

Examples for terne

At the second drawing a terne of forty thousand francs obliged me to borrow money.

Thus haue I described the terne in such wise as my simple skill is able to performe.

terne, tėrn, n. an inferior tin-plate for roofs and the inside of packing-cases.

The Irding ariseth in a moore in the borders of Tindale, nere vnto terne.

Close to the terne stood a beautiful old black and white farmhouse called Petsey.

All was altered, except the terne flowing through reedy meadows.

terne plate is sheet-iron coated with an alloy of lead and tin.

Only the simple drawing, the ambe and the terne to be retained; the quarterne and the quine to be abolished.

At its formation it acquired thirty-nine different plants, embracing 279 mills, manufacturing tin and terne plates.

Word Value for terne
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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