terracotta

or ter·ra-cot·ta , ter·ra cot·ta

[ ter-uh-kot-uh ]

/ ˈtɛr əˈkɒt ə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR terracotta ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

something made of terracotta.

a brownish-orange color like that of unglazed terracotta.

adjective

made of or having the color of terracotta.

Origin of terracotta

First recorded in 1715–25; from Italian: literally, “baked earth, cooked earth,” from Latin terra cocta; see origin at thirsty, cook¹

Words nearby terracotta

terra alba, terrace, terraced house, terrachlor, terracing, terracotta, terra firma, terraform, terraforming, terrain, terra incognita

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Example sentences from the Web for terracotta

He went so far as to have rivers of mercury set up in his tomb, along with his famous thousand-soldier strong Terracotta Army.
This Exhibit Could Kill You: The Museum of Natural History Takes on Poison|William O’Connor|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: China's terracotta army was built for fighting, not for looking at.
To Serve and Protect|Blake Gopnik|September 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On one side of the fountain a semicircular bench of tuff and terracotta.
Mogens and Other Stories|Jens Peter Jacobsen
He looked at the bow-windows, the cheap picturesque gables, the terracotta dragons clawing a dirty sky.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster

The gargoyles also, which later were always of stone, were originally of terracotta.
The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1|Various
The most remarkable feature of these oldest ruins is the superiority of the terracotta articles.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean
At the bottom of the terrace there was a terracotta pool, where water flowers were drifting on their flat green pads.
The 1926 Tatler|Various

British Dictionary definitions for terracotta

terracotta

/ (ˌtɛrəˈkɒtə) /

noun

a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware, or the clay from which it is made

something made of terracotta, such as a sculpture

a strong reddish-brown to brownish-orange colour

adjective

made of terracottaa terracotta urn

of the colour terracottaa terracotta carpet

Word Origin for terracotta

C18: from Italian, literally: baked earth

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单词	terracotta
释义	terracotta or ter·ra-cot·ta , ter·ra cot·ta [ ter-uh-kot-uh ] / ˈtɛr əˈkɒt ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR terracotta ON THESAURUS.COM 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. something made of terracotta. a brownish-orange color like that of unglazed terracotta. adjective made of or having the color of terracotta. Origin of terracotta First recorded in 1715–25; from Italian: literally, “baked earth, cooked earth,” from Latin terra cocta; see origin at thirsty, cook¹ Words nearby terracotta terra alba, terrace, terraced house, terrachlor, terracing, terracotta, terra firma, terraform, terraforming, terrain, terra incognita Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terracotta He went so far as to have rivers of mercury set up in his tomb, along with his famous thousand-soldier strong Terracotta Army. This Exhibit Could Kill You: The Museum of Natural History Takes on Poison\|William O’Connor\|January 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Daily Pic: China's terracotta army was built for fighting, not for looking at. To Serve and Protect\|Blake Gopnik\|September 27, 2012\|DAILY BEAST On one side of the fountain a semicircular bench of tuff and terracotta. Mogens and Other Stories\|Jens Peter Jacobsen He looked at the bow-windows, the cheap picturesque gables, the terracotta dragons clawing a dirty sky. The Longest Journey\|E. M. Forster The gargoyles also, which later were always of stone, were originally of terracotta. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1\|Various The most remarkable feature of these oldest ruins is the superiority of the terracotta articles. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man\|J. P. MacLean At the bottom of the terrace there was a terracotta pool, where water flowers were drifting on their flat green pads. The 1926 Tatler\|Various British Dictionary definitions for terracotta terracotta / (ˌtɛrəˈkɒtə) / noun a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware, or the clay from which it is made something made of terracotta, such as a sculpture a strong reddish-brown to brownish-orange colour adjective made of terracottaa terracotta urn of the colour terracottaa terracotta carpet Word Origin for terracotta C18: from Italian, literally: baked earth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to terracotta wares, fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, cinnamon, russet
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terracotta

or ter·ra-cot·ta , ter·ra cot·ta

noun

adjective

Origin of terracotta

Words nearby terracotta

Example sentences from the Web for terracotta

British Dictionary definitions for terracotta

noun

adjective

Word Origin for terracotta

Words related to terracotta