COST OF LIVING OVERVIEW : Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Springfield, Illinois is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Springfield, Illinois is more expensive. Springfield, Illinois cost of living is 83.30. Housing is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Terra-cotta pots are porous, meaning liquids and small particles travel through the material when it is wet. Water traveling through the pot carries with it salts and minerals from the soil within, leaving white, chalky areas on the outside of the pot.
Historical Examples. 1  It is noted for its terra-cotta ware, clocks, and Museum of Antiquities. 2  No. 19 is a splendid terra-cotta vase from the Palace of Priam. 3  He came to a stop, and sat staring at the terra-cotta Spanish floor-tiles. 4  The too lachrymose Madonna in terra-cotta, 256, already ushers in the decadence. The Story of Paris Thomas Okey The slab of terra-cotta was the most obvious material for its reception. A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1 Georges Perrot Here the terra-cotta pipes are about eight inches in diameter. A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1 Georges Perrot terra-cotta pipe should not be permitted in filled-in ground.