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Terra cotta

Hard baked clayware, including tile, of variable color, averaging reddish red-yellow in hue and of high saturation.

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terra cotta
Building materials; Tiles

Hard baked clayware, including tile, of variable color, averaging reddish red-yellow in hue and of high saturation.

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Garden; Gardening

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A ceramic material molded into masonry units.

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Building materials; Tiles

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