单词 | terre cuite |
释义 | terre cuiten. = terra-cotta n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > unglazed terra-cotta1722 biscuit1768 biscuitware1773 bisque1782 redware1832 terre cuite1869 1869 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 14 Oct. (1911) I. 53 We were charmed with four ancient costume pictures of fêtes..and five terre cuites portraits by J. R. Nini. 1870 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 26 Feb. 76 One of the dealers..took us to her private house to show us some terre cuites. 1882 ‘Ouida’ Bimbi 55 The terres cuites of Blasius date from 1560. 1926 R. Firbank Concerning Eccentricities Cardinal Pirelli v. 57 A voluptuous small terre cuite, depicting a pair of hermaphrodites amusing themselves. 1951 N. Mitford Blessing i. xi. 113 Once you fall into Louis XV you are immediately in the domain of restored terre cuite and broken china. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1869 |
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