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usually uncountable, plural terracottas
A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction. examples
A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta. examples
not comparable
Of the colour of terracotta. quotations examples
A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
1892 June 18, F. W. B., “Why Paint a Greenhouse White?”, in The Garden, volume 41, page 569
She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Dangerous Lady”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, page 36
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.
2012 July 1, Charlie Brooker, “The cast of Geordie Shore are the noblest people in Britain today”, in The Guardian