| Main Entry: |
terra-cotta
|
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | baked earth |
| Synonyms: | adobe, argil, ceramic clay, terra cotta |
| Main Entry: | pottery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | containers made from clay; clay art |
| Synonyms: | ceramics, crockery, earthenware, firing, glazing, porcelain, porcelainware, stoneware, terra cotta |
| Main Entry: | earthenware |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crockery |
| Synonyms: | ceramics, pottery, stoneware, terra cotta |
| Notes: | earthenware is low-fired clay, porcelain is high-fired, stoneware is about halfway between earthenware and porcelain in quality and durability, and the term china can be applied to any porcelain, earthenware, or ceramicware dishes or crockery |
| Concept: | Brown. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; light; specific light |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
brown, brunet, brunette., [Pigments] bister, ocher, sepia, Vandyke brown.
|
| Browse Concept Index » | |