brown earth

British  

noun

1. an intrazonal soil of temperate humid regions typically developed under deciduous forest into a dark rich layer (mull): characteristic of much of southern and central England

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brown earth

Two excavators were working to dig more graves in the light brown earth.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Writing in Bomb magazine in 2016, the critic Stephen Westfall noted that one of Mr. Terna’s paintings depicts what looks like a white snow patch or pond surrounded by light brown earth.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023

Pops of color stand out in the sea of brown earth, helping future visitors find their loved ones.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

Ambulances, lights flashing, deliver bodies to the Jakarta burial site as trucks carry away dirt beside rows of rectangles carved out of the brown earth.

From Reuters ● Jul. 8, 2021

Bugs buzzed around their ankles and past their eyes; brown earth stained their hands, and pebbles got into their shoes.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau