earthen
IPA: ˈɝθʌn
verb
- (transitive) to provide or add soil to
- (transitive) to make earthly or earthlike
adjective
- Made of earth or mud.
- Made of clay (especially said of pottery).
- (archaic) Earthly.
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Examples of "earthen" in Sentences
- The earthen vessels were produced with use of the wheels.
- The large earthen walls of the Fort are still visible today.
- The average base width of the Dam's earthen embankment is wide.
- By the 1880s most of the earthen fortifications were in disrepair.
- This complex contained the largest earthen enclosures in the world.
- The only remnants of the ruined castle are parts of an earthen wall.
- Odisha is home to the Hirakud Dam, the longest earthen dam in the world.
- Finally, the geology of the area was too unstable to build the earthen dam.
- The scoreboard stood atop the earthen ridge on the north end of the stadium.
- It is usually earthen and often parallel to the course of a river or the coast.
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