Definition of "firme" [firme]

• An obsolete spelling of firm.
• In heraldry, reaching and fixed to the edge of the escutcheon: applied especially to a bearing such as a cross, which is usually borne free in the middle of the field: as, a cross patté firme (which is also blazoned a cross patté entire, or a cross patté throughout). Also fixed.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Other large trees, some with commercial value, on the terra firme are the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), sucupira (Bowdichia virgilioides), and rubber (Hevea spruceana)."
• "There is nothing so firme, that is not in perill of the weake."
• "Up until then I had used the traditional firme subfloor which was a non-reinforced concrete pad poured between the footings."