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/ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/ · noun
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.
A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
But let's not judge them by the content of their character. Let's judge them by the colour of their skin, which is terracotta.
Use terracotta when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Terracotta means A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction..
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Among her busts in terra cotta are those of John Brown, Charles Sumner, Lincoln, and Longfellow.
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