0%

terra-cotta

ter·ra-cot·ta
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ter-uh kot-uh, kaw-tuh]
    • /ˈtɛr ə ˈkɒt ə, ˈkɔ tə/
    • /ˈterə ˈkɑː.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ter-uh kot-uh, kaw-tuh]
    • /ˈtɛr ə ˈkɒt ə, ˈkɔ tə/

Definitions of terra-cotta word

  • adjective terra-cotta made of or having the color of terra cotta. 1
  • noun terra-cotta 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. 1
  • noun terra-cotta something made of terra cotta. 1
  • noun terra-cotta a brownish-orange color like that of unglazed terra cotta. 1
See all 4 definitions of terra-cotta

Information block about the term

Origin of terra-cotta

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Terra-cotta

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Terra-cotta

terra-cotta popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for terra-cotta

adj terra-cotta

  • bayer — reddish brown.
  • bayest — reddish brown.
  • bister — a yellowish-brown to dark-brown pigment made from the soot of burned wood
  • bricker — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
  • brown — Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.

adjective terra-cotta

  • fawner — One who fawns; a sycophant.
  • ochre — to color or mark with ocher.
All 18 Synonyms of terra-cotta

Related words

  • bleeder tile

    a terra-cotta pipe for conveying water from a drainage tile to a sewer or drain.

  • daedalid

    pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Attica from the middle to the end of the 7th century b.c., characterized chiefly by the use of the black-figure style in painting and a narrative treatment of subject matter.

  • haniwa

    any of the terra-cotta models of people, animals, and houses from the Yayoi period of Japanese culture.

  • tanagra figurine

    a small terra-cotta statuette produced from the late 4th to the 3rd century b.c. in Tanagra, Boeotia, and found chiefly in tombs.
All related words to terra-cotta

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?