Dictionary Definition
earthen adj : made of earth (or baked clay); "an
earthen pot"
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English
Etymology
Used before 1325 as erthen, from eorthene, presumably from Middle English erthe, eorthe ("earth").Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /ˈərθən/- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)θən
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...
- 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
- 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, ...
- 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages,
Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation