earthen

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made of clay (especially said of pottery)

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, .

made of earth or mud

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

{a} made of earth, made of clay, brittle
{s} made of earth, made of clay
made of earth (or baked clay); "an earthen pot"
Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe
An earthen floor, bank, or mound is made of hard earth
Earthen containers and objects are made of clay that is baked so that it becomes hard. = earthenware
made of earth (or baked clay); "an earthen pot
earthen

    Hyphenation

    earth·en

    Turkish pronunciation

    ırthın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈərᴛʜən/ /ˈɜrθən/

    Etymology

    [ '&r-th&n, -[th] ] (adjective.) 13th century. Used before 1325 as erthen, from eorthene, presumably from Middle English erthe, eorthe ("earth").Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
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