terra cotta

英：[ˈterə ˈkɔtə]

美：[ˈtɛrə ˈkɑtə]

terra-cotta (adj.)

noun

a glazed or unglazed fired clay used especially for statuettes and vases and architectural purposes (as for roofing, facing, and relief ornamentation)also: something made of this material

a brownish orange

陶土制品

Italian terra cotta, literally, baked earth

The first known use of terra-cotta was in 1722

go1 of 3verb

to move on a course : proceed go by train

go slow

to move away from one point to or toward another : leave, depart

follow entry 1 sense 4, traverse go my way

go the whole route

to pass by a process like journeying the prize went to the winner

the message went by wire

extend sense 4, run

our land goes to the river

lead entry 1 sense 1d

that door goes to the cellar

to be habitually in a certain state

goes bareheaded

to become lost, consumed, or spent

funds going for research

to slip away : elapse

where did the time go

to pass by sale

went for a good price

to become damaged or weakened

my hearing started to go

to give way under force or pressure : break

the dam went

to be in general or on an average

cheap, as yachts go

to become especially as the result of a contest

decision went against us

to put or subject oneself

go to great expense

to make use of to settle a dispute : resort

go to court to recover damages

to begin or continue an action or motion drums going strong

go when the light turns

to function properly

get the motor to go

to be known

goes by a nickname

to be or act in agreement

a good rule to go by

to contribute to a result

qualities that go to make a hero

to be about, intending, or expecting

is going to leave town

to come or arrive at a certain state or condition

go to sleep

to come to be

the tire went flat

to be able to be placed

these clothes will go in your suitcase

to have a usual or proper place

these books go on the top shelf

to be capable of being contained in another quantity

5 goes into 60 12 times

to be likely : tend

goes to show they can be trusted

to be acceptable or satisfactory

any kind of dress goes

bet entry 2 sense 1, bid

willing to go $50

to be as expressed

as the story goes

to be capable of being sung or played

the tune goes like this

go2 of 3noun

the height of fashion

that dress is all the go

energy sense 1, vigor

full of go

attempt entry 2 sense 1, try

have a go at it

a spell of activity

did it in one go

success sense 1c

make a go of a business

go3 of 3adjective

in good and ready condition

all systems are go

piece1 of 2noun

a part cut, torn, or broken from a thing : fragment

a piece of string

one of a class, group, or set of things a three-piece suit a chess piece

a piece of mail

a usually unspecified distance

down the road a piece

a portion marked off

a piece of land

a single item or example

a piece of news

a standard quantity or size in which an article is made or sold

buy lumber by the piece

something made, composed, or written

a piece written for the piano

coin entry 1 sense 1

a 50-cent piece

firearm

example sense 1

a nice piece of acting

piece2 of 2verb

to repair, form, or complete by adding pieces pieced a jigsaw puzzle

helped to piece a quilt

to join into a whole

pieced their stories together

pinch1 of 2verb

to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument

to nip off (a bud) to control flowering or prune the tip of (a young shoot) to cause branching

to squeeze painfully

to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken

a face pinched with cold

to be thrifty or stingy

to restrain or limit narrowly

steal entry 1 sense 2a

arrest entry 1 sense 2

narrow entry 3, taper

to sharply reduce the length or quantity of

pinch2 of 2noun

a critical time or point : emergency

help out in a pinch

painful pressure or stress

the pinch of hunger

an act of pinching

as much as may be taken between the finger and thumb

a pinch of salt

a small amount

theft

a police raidalso: arrest entry 2 sense 2

test tubenoun

a tube of thin glass closed at one end and used especially in chemistry and biology

pins and needlesplural noun

a pricking tingling feeling in an arm or leg that is recovering from numbness

test pilotnoun

a pilot who puts new aircraft through tests

pipe upverb

speak out

pay1 of 3verb

to give (as money) in return for services received or for something bought pay for a ticket

pay the taxi driver

to give what is owed

pay a tax

to get even with

pay someone back for an insult

to give or offer freely pay attention

pay a compliment

to return value or profit to

it pays to drive carefully

to give as a return

a bank account paying eight percent

to make slack and allow to run out

pay out a rope

pay2 of 3noun

the act of paying

the state of being paid or employed for money

something paidespecially: wage entry 2, salary

pay3 of 3adjective

containing or leading to something valuable

having a coin slot for receiving money for use

terra firmanoun

dry land : solid ground

terra-cottanoun

a glazed or unglazed baked clay used for pottery, statues, and building materialsalso: something made of this material

a brownish orange