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terra cotta

terra cotta is the alternative spelling of terracotta.

Meaning of terracotta

Noun

terracotta (usually uncountable, plural terracottas)

  1. (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
  2. (usually) A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.

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Forms of terra cotta

pluralterra cottas

Questions about terra cotta

What is terra cotta the alternative spelling of?
Terra cotta is the alternative spelling of terracotta.

Words near terra cotta in the dictionary

  1. Terr.
  2. terra
  3. terra alba
  4. Terra Alta
  5. Terra Bella
  6. terra cotta
  7. terra cottas
  8. Terra del Fuego
  9. terra firma
  10. terra incognita
  11. terra Lemnia

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