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terracotta en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/ (US)
- /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of the colour of terracotta.
She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Dangerous Lady”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 36:But let's not judge them by the content of their character. Let's judge them by the colour of their skin, which is terracotta.
2012 July 1, Charlie Brooker, “The cast of Geordie Shore are the noblest people in Britain today”, in The Guardian: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:
Forms
Relateds
haniwa · Xi'an
Translations (4)
ja テラコッタ色 (colour) · ro teracot (colour) · ru террако́товый (colour) · hu terrakotta (colour)
terracotta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/ (US)
- /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.
Among her busts in terra cotta are those of John Brown, Charles Sumner, Lincoln, and Longfellow.
1918, Benjamin Brawley, “XI. Sculptors.—Meta Warrick Fuller”, in The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States, page 113:
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(uncountable, usually) A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.
Forms
Deriveds
terracottalike
Translations (24)
fi terrakotta (hard red-brown earthenware) · ro teracotă (hard red-brown earthenware) · hu cserépedény (hard red-brown earthenware) · eo terakoto (hard red-brown earthenware) · pl terakota (hard red-brown earthenware) · de Terrakotta (hard red-brown earthenware) · pt terracota (hard red-brown earthenware) · tr terrakotta (hard red-brown earthenware) · hu cserép (hard red-brown earthenware) · ro teracot (colour) · hi टेराकोटा (hard red-brown earthenware) · ja テラコッタ色 (colour) · ja テラコッタ (hard red-brown earthenware) · is brenndur leir (hard red-brown earthenware) · is terrakotta (hard red-brown earthenware) · hu terrakotta (hard red-brown earthenware) · ca terracota (hard red-brown earthenware) · hu terrakotta (colour) · sv terrakotta (hard red-brown earthenware) · io terakoto (hard red-brown earthenware) · fr terre cuite (hard red-brown earthenware) · pl terakota (colour) · zh 赤土陶器 (hard red-brown earthenware) · ru террако́та (hard red-brown earthenware)