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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Terrine \Ter*rine"\, n. [F. See {Tureen}.]
1. A dish or pan, originally of earthenware, such as those in
which various dishes are cooked and served; esp., an
earthenware jar containing some table delicacy and sold
with its contents.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Cookery) A kind of ragout formerly cooked and served in
the same dish; also, a dish consisting of several meats
braised together and served in a terrine.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A soup tureen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]