Usually means: Clay-based, unglazed, ceramic material.
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  1. terra-cotta: Merriam-Webster
  2. Terra-Cotta, Terra-cotta, terra-cotta: Wordnik
  3. terra-cotta: Wiktionary
  4. terra-cotta: Dictionary.com
  5. terra-cotta: Online Etymology Dictionary
  6. Terra-cotta: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. terra-cotta: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. terra-cotta: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

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  1. terra-cotta: Encyclopedia

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  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)

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noun:  Alternative form of terracotta [A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.]
adjective:  Alternative form of terracotta [Of the colour of terracotta.]

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