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terra cotta definition

terra cotta (ter′ə kät′ə)

  1. a hard, brown-red, usually unglazed earthenware used for pottery, sculpture, etc.
  2. its brown-red color

Etymology: It, lit., baked earth < L: see terra & cook

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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