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terra-cottanoun
An unglazed hard-baked clay pottery
terra-cottaadjective
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.
Etymology: From terra + cotta
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Terra-Cotta
a composition of fine clay and fine colourless sand moulded into shapes and baked to hardness.
Etymology and Origins
Terra-cotta
Italian for “baked earth”--i.e. clay.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of terra-cotta in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of terra-cotta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of terra-cotta in a Sentence
One reason is that Gandharan scrolls, like the one at the Library of Congress, were typically buried in terra cotta jars and interred in a stupa, a dome-shaped structure often containing Buddhist texts or relics, another reason is that the relatively high, arid climate of the Gandharan region helps preserve materials like manuscripts on birch bark.
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