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earthen

eart·hen

UK/ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/ US/ˈɝθən/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

made of earth (or baked clay)

  • “an earthen pot”

Origin

From Middle English erthen, urthen, from Old English eorþen, yrþen, ierþen (“made of earth”), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Cognate with Dutch aarden (“earthen”), German irden (“earthen”). By surface analysis, earth + -en (“made of”).

Phrases

  • earthen mound

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