TERRA-COTTA


Meaning of TERRA-COTTA in English

|terə|käd.ə, -ätə noun

( plural terra-cottas )

Etymology: Italian terra cotta, literally, baked earth

1.

a. : a usually low-fired and typically reddish unglazed ceramic material (as the earthenware of many primitive potters) ; also : an object (as a bowl or figurine) of such material

Greek terra-cottas

b. : a usually hard-fired glazed or unglazed ceramic architectural material often pressed or cast in ornamental forms and used especially for decorative facing and tiles

2.

a. : a brownish orange that is redder and deeper than spice, leather, or gold pheasant

b. of textiles : a moderate to strong reddish brown

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.