terracotta
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌtɛɹəˈkɒtə/
terracotta (uncountable)
- A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.
- A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.
- French: terre cuite
- German: Terrakotta
terracotta (not comparable)
- Of the colour of terracotta#Noun|terracotta.
- 1892 June 18, F. W. B., Why Paint a Greenhouse White?, in The Garden, volume 41, page 569:
- A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
- 1892 June 18, F. W. B., Why Paint a Greenhouse White?, in The Garden, volume 41, page 569:
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