English
Etymology
earth + -en
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /ËÉrθÉn/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)θÉn|-ÉË(r)θÉn
Adjective
earthen
- 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...
- 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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