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Word entry · 10 letters

terracotta

Best crossword clue

"Reddish clayware"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aaceorrtttStarts with TEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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01Reddish clayware10 letters

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