earthen

[ ur-thuhn ]

adjective

1. composed of earth.
2. worldly.

earthen

/ ˈɜːθən /

adjective

1. made of baked clay

   an earthen pot

2. made of earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthen¹

1175–1225; Middle English erthen, Old English eorthen. See earth, -en ²

Example Sentences

Their burned-out station wagon was found the next day in the Bogue Chitto swamp, and the bodies of the three civil rights workers were discovered 44 days later buried in an earthen dam near Philadelphia, Miss.

From Washington Post

Despite whatever playgrounds and snack shacks appear, or which earthen mixture tops the disposal cell, these marks will signal that Moab was once the Uranium Capital of the World.

From Popular-Science

They then covered the grave with dirt to create a raised earthen mound.

From Ars Technica

This was Alaska, a wild country of mind-boggling earthen drama.

From Outside Online

I felt delicately stitched between the stars and land, full of earthen treasures that only time in the outdoors can provide.

From Outside Online

From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.

From The Daily Beast

The earthen ground floor was reserved for crop storage and the occasional chicken or other small animal.

From The Daily Beast

It is afterwards placed in earthen jars, where it becomes completely dry.

From Project Gutenberg

An earthen pot would have still less chance of escape if dashed against a wall.

From Project Gutenberg

As fast as they were ready, Tim Reardon carried them to the table, where they were heaped up on a big earthen platter.

From Project Gutenberg

The face of Musa was very grave when he touched Richard's wrist; his next act was to empty the kettle on the earthen floor.

From Project Gutenberg

I hastily seized the earthen vessel, and crawled with it into the thickest of the underwood ere I ventured to open and examine it.

From Project Gutenberg