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terracotta Definition


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terracotta
noun terracottas (plural in sense 2)
    1. An unglazed brownish-orange earthenware made from a mixture of sand and clay and used for pottery, statuettes and building.
    2. An object made from this.
    3. Its brownish-orange colour.
adj
    1. Made of, or the colour of, terracotta.
Etymology: 18c: Italian, meaning ‘baked earth'.



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