earth·en

[ur-thuhn]
adjective
1.
composed of earth.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English erthen, Old English eorthen. See earth, -en2

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earthen (ˈɜːθən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  made of baked clay: an earthen pot
2.  made of earth

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Word Origin & History

earthen
early 13c., "made of earth;" see earth + -en (see gold). Not attested in O.E. Cognate of O.H.G. irdin, Goth. airþeins. Meaning "made of clay" is attested from late 14c.
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Example sentences
The structure, whose purpose remains a mystery, started out as a huge earthen
  ditch with wooden posts and walls.
Each returns to his degree in the scale of good society, porcelain remains
  porcelain, and earthen earthen.
Some mounds are arranged around broad plazas, while others are connected by
  earthen ridges.
For some of the poorest people, they had proposed a building erected quickly
  and affordably out of earthen blocks.
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