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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/

名詞

terracotta (usually uncountable, plural terracottas)

1. A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.
   • 1918, Benjamin Brawley, “XI. Sculptors.—Meta Warrick Fuller”, in The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States, page 113:

     Among her busts in terra cotta are those of John Brown, Charles Sumner, Lincoln, and Longfellow.

2. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.

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関連する語

形容詞

terracotta (not comparable)

1. Of the colour of terracotta.
   • 1892 June 18, F. W. B., “Why Paint a Greenhouse White?”, in The Garden, volume 41, page 569:

     A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Dangerous Lady”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 36:

     She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.

   • 2012 July 1, Charlie Brooker, “The cast of Geordie Shore are the noblest people in Britain today”, in The Guardian‎:

     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.

参考

• haniwa
• Xi'an (the Terra Cotta Warriors)
• Appendix:Colors