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English

Etymology

Used before 1325 as erthen, from eorthene, presumably from Middle English erthe, eorthe ("earth").[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

earthen

  1. made of earth or mud
    • 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
      A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake...
  2. made of clay (especially said of pottery)
    • 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation
      ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, ...

References

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

Anagrams

Category: English adjectives ending in -en

 

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