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{n} terracotta

Boiled potatoes are much easier to digest than terracotta potatoes. - Les pommes de terre cuites sont tellement plus faciles à digérer que les pommes en terre cuite.

a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction
literally "cooked earth," usually indicates or refers to red earthenware clay or sometimes to architectural ceramic decoration
From the Italian word for cooked earth, a naturally reddish-brown earthenware that is used for pottery, sculpture, and as a building material It is often glazed in various colours
made of terracotta
Terracotta is used to describe things that are brownish-red in colour. the soft tones of blue, cream and terracotta
Terracotta is a brownish-red clay that has been baked and is used for making things such as flower pots, small statues, and tiles. plants in terracotta pots
Porous, fired or baked clay used for a variety of objects such as pottery, figurines, kilns, and spindle whorls
[alts; Terra cotta, Terra-cotta]- literally 'burnt earth' Fired, unglazed clay typically orange/red, although can be any earthy colour i e buff, pink, grey, tawny, etc No inference as to usage can be drawn unless further qualified Architectural terracotta, terracotta statues, terracotta pots, etc
> A fired, unglazed brownish-red earthenware
Unglazed fired clay It is used for architectural features and ornaments, vessels, and sculptures
a hard red-brown unglazed eartherware, used for pottery and building construction
(Italian "baked earth")
Italian word for cooked earth Clay worked by hand or in molds and baked in the sun or fired in a kiln Earthenware, naturally reddish-brown but often glazed in various colors and fired Used for pottery, sculpture or as a building material or decoration
Fired but unglazed clay, used mainly for floor and roof tiles Can be fired in molds to produce a wide range of shapes Usually red