/teuh reet", ter"eet/ , adj.
1. slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
2. cylindrical or slightly tapering.
[ 1610-20; earlier teret teret- (s. of teres ) smooth and round, akin to terere to rub ]
/teuh reet", ter"eet/ , adj.
1. slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
2. cylindrical or slightly tapering.
[ 1610-20; earlier teret teret- (s. of teres ) smooth and round, akin to terere to rub ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012