terra-cotta
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Hansen chose patterned terra-cotta tile from Foothill Tile & Stone Co. in Pasadena for the walls, and just outside, she used wallpaper from House of Hackney with mythical animals.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The resulting facade ranges from iron ore at the bottom to a light tan at the top, finished with lighter-toned terra-cotta caps that recall snow-capped rock masses and spires.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023
With the right container, simple is satisfying: Think of fat terra-cotta rounds overflowing with a single kind of scented-leafed geranium, or a yellow water lily floating in a cobalt blue urn.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023
A shoe salesman pleaded guilty to stealing the thumb of a 2,000-year-old Chinese terra-cotta warrior at a museum in Philadelphia.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023
The soil was a baked reddish brown, like terra-cotta, with patches of dried-up stubble here and there.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
