earthen
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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.
Two sisters recall civil rights activism, and ponder preparing the next generation | Courtland Milloy | September 21, 2021 | Washington PostDespite 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.
Once the Uranium Capital of the World, Moab, Utah, wants to unload its radioactive legacy | Sarah Scoles | September 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThey then covered the grave with dirt to create a raised earthen mound.
How a 17th-century illustration is helping archaeologists find Viking ships | Jennifer Ouellette | July 1, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThis was Alaska, a wild country of mind-boggling earthen drama.
Alaska Delivers the Goods in Glacier Bay National Park | Emily Pennington | April 15, 2021 | Outside OnlineI felt delicately stitched between the stars and land, full of earthen treasures that only time in the outdoors can provide.
From deep within, looking up at the tropical sky is like staring through the dome of some kind of earthen cathedral.
The earthen ground floor was reserved for crop storage and the occasional chicken or other small animal.
It is afterwards placed in earthen jars, where it becomes completely dry.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferAn earthen pot would have still less chance of escape if dashed against a wall.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAs fast as they were ready, Tim Reardon carried them to the table, where they were heaped up on a big earthen platter.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThe face of Musa was very grave when he touched Richard's wrist; his next act was to empty the kettle on the earthen floor.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisI hastily seized the earthen vessel, and crawled with it into the thickest of the underwood ere I ventured to open and examine it.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for earthen
/ (ˈɜːθən) /
made of baked clay: an earthen pot
made of earth
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