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s | terracotta |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun terracotta is

a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

As an adjective terracotta is

of the colour of.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    terracotta

    English

    Alternative forms

    * terra cotta

    Noun

    (terra cotta) (en-noun)
  • a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction

    • Related terms

    * terra * terrace * terrain * terrene * terrier * territorial * territory * terrestrial

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the colour of .
  • * 1892 June 18, F. W. B., Why Paint a Greenhouse White?'', in ''The Garden , volume 41, page 569:
    • A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=2 citation , passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety.  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}} ----