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terracottas

terracottas is the plural 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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Questions about terracottas

What is terracottas the plural of?
Terracottas is the plural of terracotta.

Words near terracottas in the dictionary

  1. terracings
  2. terracotta
  3. Terracotta Army
  4. Terracotta Warriors
  5. terracottalike
  6. terracottas
  7. terracultural
  8. terraculture
  9. terrae
  10. terrae filius
  11. terrae nullius

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