terra-cotta

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They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

Multicolored matte-glaze terra cotta in submarine blue and peach adorns the elaborate top story, main cornice and spandrel sections.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Pakistan’s Ali Kazim evokes an earlier collapse with watercolor studies of the terra cotta remains of the Indus Valley culture that failed about 3,500 years ago.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

While almost any type of container can be used to grow your plants, some common ones include plastic, ceramic or terra cotta pots or fabric grow bags.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2023

Saffron melting to fawn and dun was there, and vivid streaks that were almost scarlet where fractures were fresh, but had changed to maroon and terra cotta under the action of the weather.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)