terracotta clay

Orange-red pottery material

Terracotta clay is clay fired at relatively low temperatures to produce the characteristic reddish-brown ceramic material.

The term is somewhat redundant—terracotta itself means "baked earth"—but appears in contexts distinguishing the raw material from finished terracotta objects: She shaped the terracotta clay into a planter.

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reddish · pots · sculpture · ancient · old world · warm · ochre · roof tiles · flowerpots · plant pot · brick · mold · glaze · ceramic · handmade · rustic · pigment · sun-baked

Opposites
ceramic material refinement

terracotta clayporcelain

Translucent fired clay

fine china · bone china · kaolin · celadon · stoneware

material composition

terracotta claymetal

Hard conductive solid

bronze · steel · glass · plastic · concrete

Family

terra, cotta, terracotta, terrain, terrace, terraced, terracing, terraces, terrestrial

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G