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earthen
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Earthen
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earth·en
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ˈɜr
θən
/
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adjective
1.
composed of
earth
.
2.
worldly
.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
erthen,
Old English
eorthen.
See
earth
,
-en
2
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earthen
(ˈɜːθən)
—
adj
1.
made of baked clay:
an earthen pot
2.
made of earth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
In a far corner lies a new grave, the bare
earthen
mound not yet pounded flat by rain.
The
earthen
tanks are used to hold channeled rainwater and aid its return to the groundwater system.
Living here gives you the sense of being aboard an
earthen
lifeboat, uneasily floating on a sea of fire.
The field inspection included a complete visual inspection of all
earthen
terraces.
The historic site features intact
earthen
mounds, plaza and village areas, borrow pits and a defensive area.
First, she laid a small cluster of eggs on the
earthen
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