terracotta
noun
a hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture.
terra cotta
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a variation of
terracotta.
terra-cotta
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a variation of
terracotta.
terracottanouna hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture.
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They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
It is noted for the green terra cotta tiles on its tower that typically are illuminated gold at night.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
While almost any type of container can be used to grow your plants, some common ones include plastic, ceramic or terra cotta pots or fabric grow bags.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2023
Advice: Put a soaked terra cotta piece in with the sugar in an airtight container.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
Saffron melting to fawn and dun was there, and vivid streaks that were almost scarlet where fractures were fresh, but had changed to maroon and terra cotta under the action of the weather.
From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
Beyer Blinder Belle, lead developer on the building's exterior, enlisted a speciality manufacturer in California to replicate and restore thousands of terra-cotta pieces from the facade, reinstalling each by hand.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Shag carpet covered original terra-cotta floors, high-gloss paint coated nearly every wooden surface and overgrown weeds crowded the yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the living room of the same house, Honey used a shaggy circular rug to define a seating area on more terra-cotta tile flooring.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
In addition: Formal gathering rooms, three-story round tower, exterior embellished with terra-cotta tiles, formal porches, mature trees, patio and traditional landscaping.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
The soil was a baked reddish brown, like terra-cotta, with patches of dried-up stubble here and there.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
