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Webster 1913 Edition
Earthen
Earth′en
(ẽrth′’n)
, Adj.
Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances;
as, an
. earthen
vessel or pipeWebster 1828 Edition
Earthen
EARTH'EN
,Adj.
Definition 2024
earthen
earthen
English
Adjective
earthen (comparative more earthen, superlative most 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
Translations
made of earth or mud
References
- ↑ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988