Definitions for terra-cotta

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terra-cotta ter·ra-cot·ta

Spelling: [ter-uh-kot-uh]

IPA: /ˈtɛr əˈkɒt ə/

Terra-Cotta is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 267 anagrams from letters in terra-cotta (-aaceorrttt).

Definitions for terra-cotta

noun

1. 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.
2. something made of terra cotta.
3. a brownish-orange color like that of unglazed terra cotta.

adjective

1. made of or having the color of terra cotta.

Origin of terra-cotta

First recorded in 1865-70

Examples for terra-cotta

Here the terra-cotta pipes are about eight inches in diameter.

He came to a stop, and sat staring at the terra-cotta Spanish floor-tiles.

terra-cotta pipe should not be permitted in filled-in ground.

Fig. 362 shows a terra-cotta spindle-whorl from Malacate, Nicaragua.

No. 19 is a splendid terra-cotta vase from the Palace of Priam.

The slab of terra-cotta was the most obvious material for its reception.

It is noted for its terra-cotta ware, clocks, and Museum of Antiquities.

The too lachrymose Madonna in terra-cotta, 256, already ushers in the decadence.

Three of Nebuchadrezzar's terra-cotta cylinders have been found at Tahpanhes.

The terra-cotta work is, I think, also too free for Fermo Stella.