EARTHEN

earthen

(adjective) made of earth (or baked clay); โ€œan earthen potโ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

earthen (comparative more earthen, superlative most earthen)

Made of earth or mud.

Made of clay (especially said of pottery).

(archaic) Earthly.

Etymology 2

Verb

earthen (third-person singular simple present earthens, present participle earthening, simple past and past participle earthened)

(transitive) to provide or add soil to

(transitive) to make earthly or earthlike

Anagrams

• Teheran, earneth, hearten, rhenate

Source: Wiktionary


Earth"en, a.

Definition: Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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