Testaceous

//tɛˈsteɪʃəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay. obsolete

    "[T]hey were burnt, or only baked in Oven or Sunne: According to the ancient way, in many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works […]"

  2. 2
    Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.

    "It has a very large head, in proportion to its body, all covered with a shell, like other testaceous Animals […]"

  3. 3
    Of a dull orange or brownish colour, like brick.
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell wordnet

Synonyms

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cutaneousdermalepidermalfurryhypodermicskin deep

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"[T]hey were burnt, or only baked in Oven or Sunne: According to the ancient way, in many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works […]"

Etymology

From Latin testāceus.

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