adjective
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made of baked clay
an earthen pot
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made of earth
Etymology
Origin of earthen
1175–1225; Middle English erthen, Old English eorthen. See earth, -en 2
Example Sentences
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Or it could simply indicate that collectors feel safer splurging on a household-name artist like Rembrandt, a Renaissance man famed for his pensive, realistic self-portraits in earthen hues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Using a rich, bold palette, he depicted Islamic astronomers, philosophers, and desert wanderers with the same kinetic lines that defined his Indian art, but in warmer, earthen ochres reflecting the Gulf's landscape.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
What survives of this ancient city today includes two long rows of rectangular earthen mounds, each about a meter high.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025
It smells like a kitchen — earthen, dry, airy with a hint of spice and pepper.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
His white hair was fine and thin as root hair and long enough to brush against the earthen floor.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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