Earthen

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

English

Etymology

earth + -en

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈərθən/

Adjective

earthen

1. made of earth or mud
   • 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans

     A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake...

2. made of clay (especially said of pottery)
   • 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation

     ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, ...

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