Earthen

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈəɹθən/
• UK IPA: /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θən

Origin

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

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

Full definition of earthen

Adjective

1. Made of earth or mud.
• 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the MohicansA 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, ...

Anagrams

• hearten, Teheran